HC issues cause list of defaulters

The Madrs High Court Registry has published the names of the advocates in the list of cause list of non-payment of rent by the lawyers occupying the chambers in the High Court campus.
As the arrears of rents reached to huge and as it has reached to a stage that collecting of the arrears from the practicing advocates who are the occupiers of the chambers has become difficult, the authorities decided to publishing the name of the advocates with their dues in the cause list of the High Court.
Nearly 500 chambers were allotted to the advocates in the High Court on considering the seniority and other relevant factors. The advocates occupy the chambers and depending the size of the room, it approximately comes around Rs 83 to Rs 166 to each for a month.

As per the cause list published today, the amount would come to Rs 26.44 lacks.
Despite repeated reminders and notices sent by the authorities, the arrears were unpaid. The Rregistry published notice in the cause list granting time till July 10 to clear the arrears.
The notification made it clear that unless the due amounts were paid before the declared date, the allotment would be cancelled.