Do you know how much Ram Jethmalani is charging per visit to defend Arvind Kejriwal in court?

Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani is making headlines for the bills he raised to represent Arvind Kejriwal in court.

Do you know how much Ram Jethmalani is charging per visit to defend Arvind Kejriwal in court?

New Delhi: Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani is making headlines for the bills he raised to represent Arvind Kejriwal in court.

Jethmalani's fees as a lawyer has become a talking point on social media after one of his letters to Kejriwal went viral.

Do you know how much Ram Jethmalani charges per visit to defend Arvind Kejriwal in court?

It's whopping Rs 22 lakh per visit!

Not only this, Jethmalani has charged Rs 1 crore as retention fee to represent Arvind Kejriwal in court.

Here is the letter which has gone viral on internet:-

 

Bill details:

Reportedly, the bill raised by Jethmalani on December 1, 2016, quotes Rs 1 crore retainership for representing Kejriwal and an additional Rs 22 lakh per appearance. Jethmalani has made 11 appearances so far, leading to a total of Rs 3.42 crore

Also, Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday offered to defend Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for free in the court, if the latter is not able to pay his fees.

"Even if (Delhi) government doesn't pay or he can't pay, I will appear for free, will treat him (Kejriwal) as one of my poor clients," Jethmalani, who has raised a bill of Rs 3.42 crore for his services to Kejriwal, was quoted as saying by the ANI.

In 2015, Jaitley had filed a criminal defamation complaint against Kejriwal and AAP leaders Raghav Chadha, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai over their comments over the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) controversy, seeking their prosecution for offences that entail a punishment of up to two years in jail. 

A civil defamation suit has also been filed by Jaitley before the Delhi High Court in relation to the matter seeking Rs 10 crore in damages. Sources said that the Lt Governor is learnt to have written to Kumar seeking his advice on whether the payment should be cleared or not.