Fake Court Fee Scam| Advocate Suspended For 2 Years By Bar Council For Charging Client Rs.80,000
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In a faux courtroom payment rip-off, Advocate Ranjeeta Vengurlekar was suspended from authorized follow for 2 years by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa for fraudulently charging a shopper Rs.80,000 as courtroom charges.
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) suspended Advocate Ranjeeta Vengurlekar from practising legislation for 2 years after discovering her responsible of charging a fraudulent courtroom payment of Rs.80,000 from a shopper.
The disciplinary motion requires her to pay Rs.25,000 in compensation to the shopper.
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The order issued by the State Bar Council’s Disciplinary Committee states,
“Grievance is partly allowed…Sanad (license) of the Respondent is suspended for a interval of two years and value of Rs. 25,000/- is granted in favour of the Complainant and the Respondent is directed to pay the mentioned price inside a interval of 1 month from the date of receipt of this discover.”
The shopper, Abhijeet Jagannath Zadokar, alleged that Vengurlekar dedicated fraud by gathering Rs.80,000 for courtroom charges and offering a faux receipt. He claimed to have paid a complete of Rs.1,50,000 for authorized providers and suffered a lack of round Rs.21 lakh because of the advocate’s actions.
Supporting proof, together with police communications, fee information, and WhatsApp messages, was submitted to the BCMG.
Vengurlekar denied all allegations, asserting that Zadokar had solely sought authorized session from her and that the Rs.80,000 was for courtroom charges, whereas Rs.50,000 was her authorized payment.
She submitted a reply to the criticism on March 20, 2025, however neither she nor her counsel participated within the proceedings.
The Disciplinary Committee, consisting of BCMG Chairman UP Warunjikar and members SD Desai and AA Garge, concluded that the proof offered remained unchallenged, and the complainant efficiently proved his case.
“Not solely that the Complainant has produced Affidavit in help of the identical and in addition 65-B Certificates can also be produced by the Complainant. Thus prima-facie receipt of Court docket Charge Stamp of Rs.80,000/- is bogus.”
Based mostly on these findings, the BCMG partly granted the appliance and suspended the advocate for 2 years.
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