When Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Began Law Career, He Charged This Fee

New Delhi:

How much fee did Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud bill his client when he fought his first case in the Bombay High Court a long time ago as a legal professional, fresh out of law school? Rs 60. That’s what Chief Justice Chandrachud said on Monday while hearing a matter on charging “high fees” for enrolment in bar councils in different states. In 1986, Chief Justice Chandrachud had returned from Harvard and started practising law in the Bombay High Court. That year, his first case was before Justice Sujata Manohar for an urgent hearing. He earned the Rs 60 fee for this work.