Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani who has been fighting for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that he will appear for the CM even if he cannot pay him his fees.
Jethmalani's reaction came after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government came under fire from all he quarters after it came to light that the state government was paying massive legal bills incurred by Kejriwal and his party leaders in their battle with Jaitely.
Jethmalani is representing Kejriwal in the civil and criminal defamation suits filed against him by the FM.
Speaking to ANI, Jethmalani said, "Even if the government (New Delhi) doesn't pay or he (Kejriwal) can't pay, I will appear for free. I will treat him as one of my poor clients."
Stating that he only charges the rich, he added, "For poor, I work for free."
He also alleged that the controversy was instigated by Jailtley who was afraid of his cross-examination.
According to PTI report, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has sought Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar's advice in clearing bills of a top lawyer who has been fighting for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case in a city court.
The move by Baijal comes after the Law Department of Delhi Government, responding to a note by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, said that LG's permission for clearing the bills was necessary.
In December, Sisodia had asked for releasing appearance fee to noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani who has been fighting defamation case slapped against Kejriwal by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, sources said.
They said that the amount of pending dues to the noted lawyer is around Rs 3 crore and the Law Department had opinioned that why Delhi Government should foot the bills when the case is not related to the city administration.
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