GATL

GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED

cORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENT

NEW DELHI

CIRCULAR
GAIL/CLD/Revision of Fee/2012 Date: 23.10.2012
sUBJECT Revision of fee structure in
respect of panel Advocate of GAIL Corporate Office.
1. The revised fee structure as applicable for GAIL's
panel advocates for different
categories effecting from 01.10.2012 to 30.09.2017 (05 years) is as under
S.No. Particulars CAT A CAT B CAT C Unclassified
(Ceiling fixed
i. For drafing Legal Notice 2000
in Rs.)
4000 4000 1600
Reply Notices
ii. for written opinion 2400 8000 8000 2000
(including conference)
2. i.Drafting and filing 1500 3000 3000 1200
caveat petitions
ii. Lumpsum fora suit, N/A N/A N/A 15000
including Applications
filed under Section-34 of
Arbitration & Conciliation
Act, 19888
i. Lumpsum of Drafting of 15000 20000 20000 N/A
Petitions/ Written
Statements SLP/.
Appeal/ Claim Statement
/Reply etc.
ii. Evidence; per affidavit 10000 10000 10000 N/A
(evidence by way of
affidavit)
ii. Written Submissions 10000 10000
for written arguments
10000 N/A
before Court/
Tribunals/Regulators etc.
i. Conference of GAIL 1000 2000 2000 N/A
panel advocate with Sr.
Advocates per hour
ii. Conference of GAIL 500 1000 1500 N/A
panel advocate with GAIL
officials per hour
Note Conference
includes Briefing or
preparing witnesses or
GAIL officials, discussion
w.r.t. reply
 Appearances
5500 6800 N/A
2500 N/A
Effective 50% of 50% of
ii. Non effective 50% of
effective effective
effective
hearing hearing
hearing Double the Double the 1500
Outstation appearances
Double this
6. (outside the city;) appearance appearance
appearance

fee fee
and fee
boarding and lodging
to and fro to be arranged
by GAIL(For road
journey advocate will be
paid @Rs.7.40 per km.)_ 10% of fee
10% of fee 10% offee10% of fee
Clerkage
6000 1500
Discussions and drafting 2000 6000
for finalization of
agreements Consolidated Consolidated
Charges for dealing Consolidated Consolidate fee of 20%
10. fee of 20%
Counsel when opinion has fee of 20% d fee of
equivalent to equivalent to
been obtained from Sr. equivalent to 20%
clerkage equivalent clerkage clerkage
Advocates charged by charged by
charged by to clerkage
charged by Senior Senior
Senior Advocate
Advocate Senior Advocate
Advocate 5000
10000 15000 15000
11. Reading fee:
i. When case is assigned
after filing of petitioner
Written statements/ SLP
Appeal/ Claim
Statements Reply etc.
then the new advocates
may be patd-Rs.T0,000/- 15000 5000
ii. If the case is assigned 5000 15000
after evidence is fixed,
the new advocates may

be paid fee 20000 5000

ii. After submissions of 20000 20000
written arguments before
Court/Tribunals /
Regulators etc. the new

advocates may be paid

Appearance charges in
12. cases of cross appeals
filed by GAIL or against
GAIL against the award
or common arbitrary
cOurt proceeding
i. For 13 case as per the 2500 5500 6800 N/A
approved fee structure as
applicable for appearance
 1/4thof 1/4th of N/A
ii. For each subsequent 1/4thof above above
cases, one fourth
of the above
applicable fee for
appearance
13 Yearly hike in appearance
charges @ 10% 5500 6800 N/A
1st Year (01.10.2012- 2500
30.09.2013) 6050 7480 N/A
2750
2nd year (01.10.2013
-

30.09.2014) 6600 8160 N/A

3r year (01.10.2014 3000

30.09.2015)
3250 7150 8840 N/A
year- 01.10.2015
-

4
30.09.2016) 7700 9520 N/A
3500
5t year (01.10.2016
-

30.09.2017)

follows
Matters for Arbitration / Court Cases will be as
Drafting Fee for Batch
a. Main Petition / Reply/ Counter Reply/ Rejoinder The applicable rate as per the
Advocate (Refer
Category of Panel
S.N.3)
main case
b. 2nd case upto 5 case 2 of the
C. 6 case and onwards
1/4 th of the main case

applicable for ROU matters.

The above fee is not
effect from
This issues with approval of the Competent
Authority and comes into force with
01.10.2012 for a period of five (05) years
i.e. upto 30.09.2017.

S.B. Mitra

GM (Law)

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