A bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan directed the TN Bar Council to direct all associations to pay a minimum monthly stipend of ₹20,000 to junior lawyers practicing in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore.
Similarly, a minimum monthly stipend of ₹15,000 should be paid to junior lawyers practicing before court in other cities across Tamil Nadu and in Puducherry.
Such minimum stipend has been calculated taking into account the “basic living costs and the prevalent cost index” in the State, the Court said.
The Bar Council will hold a meeting and decide on the eligibility criteria on who all would qualify as a “junior advocate”.
As per the order, they have to be fresh law graduates practicing in courts across the State.
Source: Barandbench
