India, Feb. 9 -- The Union Law Ministry has increased the fees of advocate, who represent the central Government in courts across the country, after a gap of nearly 11 years. In a notification issued on February 5, the Department of Legal Affairs in the Law Ministry said that now group 'A' counsels appearing for regular appeals and defended petitions for final hearing will get Rs 21,600 per case per day, while group 'B' and 'C' counsels will be paid Rs 14,400.

Earlier, the fee stood at Rs 13,500 for group A counsels and Rs 9,000 for group B and C counsels. The fee payable to the Government counsels was last revised in October 2015. Fees for other category of cases and setting up conferences with various central ministries has also been r...