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While considering the mounting cost of litigation, it was observed in the report that fee charged by some senior advocates were astronomical in character and that it was the duty of the Parliament to prescribe fee for services rendered by members of the legal profession. It suggested that first step should be taken to prescribe floor and ceiling in fees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noticing that though the 131st Report was submitted in the year 1988, no effective law has been enacted to regularize the fee or for providing the public-sector services to utmost needy litigants without any fee or at standardized fee, the Court said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMandate for the Bench and the bar is to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to the victim of justice and to protect their rights. The legal system must continue to serve the victims of injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court also took note of the<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2017\/03\/27\/law-commission-of-india-submits-report-no-266-recommends-comprehensive-amendments-in-advocates-act-1961\/\"><strong> 266<sup>th<\/sup> Report<\/strong> <\/a>submitted in the light of the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2016\/07\/06\/mechanism-for-regulating-the-legal-profession-need-to-be-reviewed-on-urgent-basis\/\">decision<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/yK5MHoaP\">Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2016) 8 SCC 335<\/a>, which observed that the conduct of members of the legal profession who do not follow ethics contributes to the pendency of cases owing to the dilatory tactics such as unjustified strikes, seeking adjournments on unjustified grounds, etc. The Report said that there was dire necessity of reviewing regulatory mechanism not only in the matter of discipline and misconduct but also in other areas. It was suggested that constitution of the Bar Council required a change for which an Amendment Bill was also recommended. [B. Sunitha v. 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