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We entrust them with so many cases because they have proved their efficiency,” said KD Deshpande, head of the legal cell. While 1,700-1,800 cases are disposed of every year, up to 1,900 fresh cases are added during the same period. They’d also allege that since thousands of cases were pending, each advocate was handling hundreds of cases, making it difficult for them to effectively present the Palike’s case.“The previous head of the legal cell wasn’t doing his work properly. BENGALURU: Castigated by judges and working round the clock to meet high court deadlines, the BBMP’s legal cell has its hands full.Nudged by the court, the BBMP has imposed a virtual ban on flexes and hoardings and gone on an overdrive to fill all potholes. Earlier, the activities of the cell used to be hotly debated in the BBMP council, with corporators alleging that cases were being handed over only to a select group of advocates..