Yes, a review petition can be filed in the high court itself against the decision of a division bench of 2 judges.
Generally, a review petition is available only on limited grounds, such as, an error apparent on the face of the record.
Chances of success in a review petition are generally very limited because the same judges would generally hear the review petition who had earlier decided the matter, and also because, a review petition is permissible only on limited grounds.
Whether you should directly go to Supreme Court or first file a review petition, would depend on the facts of a case. Generally, it is advisable to directly go the SC, unless there is an error apparent on the face of the record in which case even a review petition before the high court may sometimes be useful.
You can file a case in SC even in person also. If you want to engage an advocate, you may get advocates with wide range of fee, less as well more. No hard and fast rule can be said about the fee. You’ll have to approach the individual advocate concerned to find out what his fee is. There is no standard fee.
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