1. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay a sum of Rs.62,50,815/- to the first Petitioner, Rs.10,41,777/-to the second petitioner and Rs.10,41,777/-to the third petitioner being the Fee bill amount with interest at 12% p.a. in terms of the bill dated 13.7.2010 as per the break up of principal and interest as shown in paragraph 12 with future interest.

2. The first petitioner was the former learned Advocate General of State of Tamil Nadu and Senior Counsel of this Court and petitioners 2 & 3 are learned counsels practising before this Court. The respondents engaged the first petitioner as Senior Counsel in arbitration proceedings on a claim raised by Gammon STG Joint Venture, Mumbai against the respondents. The said Gammon STG Joint Venture, Mumbai raised a claim of Rs.55.79 crores together with interest at 12% per annum from 15.05.2005 due to escalation of steel cost in the said arbitration proceedings by raising arbitration clause. For the said arbitration proceedings, one Velu was appointed as their Arbitrator, which necessitated the first respondent to appoint a nominee Arbitrator on their behalf and one Sriniv