Armed forces spent Rs 26.12 cr as legal expenses from Apr 2019 till Feb 2020: Govt

The armed forces spent Rs 26.12 crore as "legal expenses" from April 2019 to February 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.

"This includes payment of fee, remuneration, professional charges to advocates, law firms, arbitrators, conference, conveyance charges, clerkage, retainer fee, expenses incurred by government counsel on drafting of special leave petition or counter affidavit or rejoinder," Singh said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

"Payment of fee to counsel for various cases is only a part of the legal expenditure," he added.