11.93 crore fees to advocates for Mahadayi dispute
RTI activist Bhimappa Gadad of Belagavi recently released the data that over Rs.11.93 crore fees was paid as professional fee to eleven advocates, including three Advocate Generals arguing for Karnataka before the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal since the hearing on the dispute commenced covering the period 2012-13 to 2015-16.
The highest fee of Rs.2,60,30,000=00 was paid to senior advocate F.S. Nariman
M.B. Zirali (Belagavi) – Rs.80,49,499
Mohan V. Katarki – Rs.2,41,58,828
S.S. Javali – Rs.1,14,52,900