JUDGMENT

Dated this the 19th day of July 2022 S.MANIKUMAR, CJ.

First appellant/the Plantation Corporation of Kerala Limited, Kottayam is a fully owned Government Company. Second and third appellants are its authorised officials. Respondents herein are respectively the petitioner (M/S Joseph and Markos Advocates) and third respondent (the Secretary to Government of Kerala, Department of Agriculture) in the writ petition. This writ appeal is filed by the appellants challenging the judgment in W.P.(C)No.7556/2020 dated 31.3.2022 by which, the appellants were directed to pay the amount claimed by the first respondent – partnership firm of lawyers towards professional fee through Ext.P3(k) bill within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment.

2. Short facts leading to the filing of the writ appeal are as follows: The writ petition was filed by the registered partnership firm of lawyers seeking for a direction to the respondents therein/the Plantation Corporation of Kerala Limited, Kottayam to pay the amounts covered by Exts.P3(a) to P3(k) series of bills submitted by them immediately. Respondents therein/the Plantation Corporation of Kerala Limited, Kott