Plea seeking probe into counsel's appointment dismissed

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by an RTI activist seeking enquir y against the BMC for appointing and paying over Rs 80 lakh to senior advocate Aspi Chinoy to represent the civic body in the matter pertaining to the demolition of actress Kangana Ranaut's bungalow.

A Bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Manish Pitale said, "This is an area where we cannot inter fere or regulate. What fees should be charged by an advocate on record or a senior advocate is not something that this court should go into."

The Bench even said that the court cannot decide which is a serious or a petty case and instead it is for the authorities to decide the same. It said the civic body has all rights to appoint an advocate or senior counsel of its choice in whichever matter it seeks to. The Bench was dealing with a plea filed by one Sharad Yadav seeking CBI probe against the BMC.