HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.16731 of 2005 Date: December 16, 2009 Between: T.S. Venkata Ramana, S/o. T. Dasaradharamaiah, Aged about 46 years, Occ: Advocate, R/o.1-1-380/29, Ashoknagar Extn., Hyderabad … Petitioner And Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Represented by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam, and two others … Respondents Order: The petitioner, a practicing Advocate, seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying legal fee due to him as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioner was appointed Standing Counsel for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Municipal Corporations vide G.O.Rt.No.773 Law (A) Department dated 28-10-1996 and after completion of his tenure, he addressed letters to the first respondent-Corporation for payment of legal fee due to him, enclosing a list of entire cases in which he had appeared, but the same is not being settled and some objections are sought to be raised. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri N. Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the first respondent A detailed counter affidavit is filed by the Commissioner of the first respondent-Corporation, along with a statement showing the details of amount payable to the petitioner. As per the said statement, the claim of the petitioner, who rendered his services as a Standing Counsel to the first respondent-Corporation, is for payment of Rs.5,74,211/- and it is stated in view of the orders passed during the pendency of the writ petition, an amount of Rs.2,87,105/- is paid to him. Respondents dispute the claim of Rs.1,79,500/- on various grounds. However, even according to the said statement, still an amount of Rs.1,07,606/- is payable to the petitioner. In view of the said statement filed along with the counter affidavit, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondents to pay the undisputed amount to the petitioner, keeping open to the petitioner to clarify the queries raised by the respondents regarding the disputed amount. In view of the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and also taking into account the statement filed along with the counter affidavit, which shows that an amount of Rs.1,07,606/- is, indisputably, payable to the petitioner, respondents are directed to pay the said amount of Rs.1,07,606/- to the petitioner, within six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. It is made clear that it would be open to the petitioner to clarify the queries/objections raised by the respondents with regard to the disputed amount of Rs.1,79,500/-, by way of a representation. On such representation being filed, the same shall be considered, appropriate orders be passed and communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J December 16, 2009 MRR