B.P.SINHA, J.C.SHAH, K.N.WANCHOO, M.HIDAYATULLAH, P.B.GAJENDRAGADKAR
President of India – Appellant
Versus
P. an Advocate – Respondent
Judgment
GAJENDRAGADKAR, J.
( 1 ) MR. P. , who is an Advocate-on-Record of this Court and who will hereafter be called the advocate, acted for the Board of Trustees of the Dakhina Parswa Math of Puri through its Executive Officer respondent No. 2 (b) in Civil Appeal No. 232 of 1954. As such Advocate he entered appearance on 9/11/1957. The said appeal was heard on the 2nd and 6th of May, 1958, and by the judgment pronounced by this Court on 20/05/1958, it was dismissed with costs in favour of respondent No. 2 (b ). The Advocate had briefed Mr. J. as a senior Advocate to lead him at the hearing of the appeal. It appears that the client had paid the Advocate Rs. 500. 00 on the eve of the hearing of the appeal and the senior Advocate was paid Rs. 1,000. 00 direct by the client. The Bill of Costs and vouchers had to be filed by the Advocate on behalf of his client within six weeks from the date of judgment under Order 40 Rule 12 of the Supreme Court Rules (hereinafter called the rules ). The said period expired during the summer vacation of the Court. After the summer vacation, the Court reopened on 4/08/1958. Meanwhile, on 20/05/1958 after the Judgment was delivered by this Court, the Ad
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