Hello,
You may go ahead and lodge a complaint against the lawyer before the BCI for unethical practices.
Also, you may lodge a criminal complaint against the lawyer and bank manager for cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy.
Regards
May-2018, referred to a lawyer by the bank manager (where I was having some banking disputes) & to pay Rs.25k...stating that this lawyer being on the bank's panel important lawyer will be able to influence and solve my problems from inside...without going to the court. June-2018, paid in full Rs. 25k (as evidenced by bank transfer on record) but I realised within the next 2 days of paying the nexus, conspiracy (of the bank mgr.+lawyer) and the illegal conflict of interests by the lawyer, all of them taking advantages of my 72 yrs old senior age, and before the lawyer did any work for me, I informed the lawyer on the phone, emails & through speed post (with copies to the bank mgr. all acknowledgements recv. signed by them) that I am not going to take his services and to refund the full Rs. 25k...The lawyer said on phone he is very busy now with IT returns will get back to me in July... July-August-Sept...passed, no further responses from anyone, I now realise that I have been conned (and the money stolen) by this group and like to have some idea from KANOON how to proceed hereafter...thanks...
Hello,
You may go ahead and lodge a complaint against the lawyer before the BCI for unethical practices.
Also, you may lodge a criminal complaint against the lawyer and bank manager for cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy.
Regards
Kindly move an application/complaint against that lawyer before the district President of lawyers bar association where that lawyer is practicing with your evidence. And also file complaint before the state bar association
You can complain to bar council against lawyer
2) rely upon correspondence exchanged with lawyer for refund of your fees
1. First of all your step to solve your dispute through extra judicial procedure taking the help of the empanelled lawyer of the said bank with whom you have had the said dispute, is illegal.
2. Non compliance of the terms of an illegal contract can opt be agitated against.
3. So, never mention anywhere that you had hired the said lawyer by paying the said money for settling your dispute with the said bank by influencing the key bank officials. Thees people are called enablers in corporate circle and no complaint can be lodged against such enablers for their getting things done out of the way by influencing the key persons.
4. You shall have to take the stand that you had paid him the said amount for taking up your case legally and now want it back since you have decided to settle the dispute with the bank by yourself amicably and he is not required to file any case against the bank any further.
5. If he refuses to return the said amount, you can file a complaint before the Bar Council of West Bengal accordingly.
Sir file a complaint against the said lawyer for cheating and breach of trust with the police and further refer a complaint to the bar council of the state. The bar council shall take the action against the said lawyer and will help you to get the amount,
Write to him(letter/e-mail) calling upon you to refund your fee.
In case he does not returns your money despite your letter, send him a legal notice.
If you are knowing the particulars of the lawyer you can give a complaint against the lawyer's cheating activity with the bar council as well as with the bar association to which he belongs.
With the evidence in your hand, you can even lodge a criminal complaint against the bank manager and the lawyer with the local police station for this offence and relief.