CWP No.12306 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.12306 of 2009 Date of decision : 10-11-2009 Geeta Singhwal .... Petitioner VERSUS Union of India and Others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Jagbir Singh Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, with Ms. K.K. Kahlon, Advocate. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Sh. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General of India appearing for Union of India has stated that he himself is concerned as counsels representing the Union of India are not paid their bills in time. Sh. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General of India state that to ensure quality of assistant to the court, it is necessary that all concerned advocates should be paid the amount subject to the verification of the bills. Counsel for the petitioner submit that qua bills which were raised in year 2003, payment has not been made by Union of India. Sh. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General of India CWP No.12306 of 2009 -2- assure this court that payment of all bills raised till December 2007 shall be made within three months from today. Assurance given by Sh. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General of India is accepted to the effect that those advocates who have submitted their bills till 2007 shall be paid the amount of fee and otherwise decision shall be taken on the bills, whether concerned Advocate is entitled to payment or not. Writ petition is disposed of in view of statement made by learned Assistant Solicitor General of India. As prayed, liberty is granted to all concerned advocates to pursue their remedy under Contempts of Court Act, in case assurance made by learned Assistant Solicitor General is not adhered to by the concerned department of Union of India in the right earnest. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 10-11-2009 JUDGE manju