Advocate claiming fee on percentage (%) basis of decretal amount is against public policy and an act of serious Professional misconduct

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before :- Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh Lalit, JJ.Criminal Appeal No. 2068 of 2017 (Arising Out of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 10700 of 2015). D/d. 5.12.2017.
B. Sunitha - Appellant
Versus
State of Telengana & Anr. - Respondents
For the Appellant :- Baij Nath Patel, Ms. Sweta, Ms. Romila, K. Parameshwar, G. Seshagiri Rao, Advocates.For the Respondents :- S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Mrityunjai Singh, R. Santhnan Krishnan, Aditya Kr., C.S.N. Mohan Rao, Advocates.
Cases Referred :
C. Manohar v. B.R. Poornima, (2004) Crl.L.J 4436.In the matter of Mr. G., a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, (1955) 1 SCR 490 at 494.
J.S. Vasu v. State of Punjab, (1994) 1 SCC 184.
M/s. Modi Cements Ltd. v. Kuchil Kumar Nandi, (1998) 3 SCC 249.
Mahipal Singh Rana Advocate v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2016) 8 SCC 335.
O.P. Sharma v. State of Punjab, (2011) 6 SCC 86.
R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264.
R.K. Anand v. Delhi High Court, (2009) 8 SCC 106.
Re: K.L. Gauba, AIR 1954 Bom 478.
Tahil Ram Issardas Sadarangani v. Ramchand Issardas Sadarangani, 1993 Supp. (3) SCC 256.
V.C. Rangadurai v. D. Gopalan, (1979) 1 SCC 308.
JUDGMENT
Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. - This appeal has been preferred against the order dated 14th October, 2015 of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in CRLP No.3526 of 2015, thereby, the High Court declined to quash the proceedings initiated against the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(`the Act').



