In Brief
An Additional Advocate General appointed to conduct cases in the Supreme Court challenged the State's non-payment of his bills on the ground that he was not notified as a public prosecutor under Section 24 Cr.P.C., 1973. The State later denied authorization citing Government Orders. The Supreme Court held that the State's acceptance of the counsel's services over 18 months without contemporaneous objection, coupled with payment of advocates-on-record bills for the same cases, creates an equitable right to payment. The Court rejected the State's belated denial of authorization as unfair and inequitable, directing immediate payment of all outstanding bills within eight weeks.
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