Lawyer went AFK

[Superrahul8102]

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Superrahul8102
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March 12, 2025 at 4:54 am

Hi guys, I had faced an issue in Bangalore regarding my deposit for the rental house was unlawfuily witheld by the landlord. For this I got a contact for a lawyer from this community.
Things went ahead and we sent a legal notice to the landlord to which the landlord countered with another legal notice of this own addressed to my lawyer.
Now my lawyer has been AFK since past 1 month claiming he has been travelling and he contacted me once he was back but he still doesn’t respond back.

Is hiring a new lawyer work in this case or the current lawyer has to answer this notice?

All this is causing trauma and my money still remains with the greedy landlord.

Please advice.

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[User_abde119a]

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User_abde119a
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March 12, 2025 at 6:24 am

NAL

you can file a case to the BCI or the states bar council. That is if you have faced any loss because he has been AFK . [https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/info/complaints-against-advocates](https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/info/complaints-against-advocates)

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[Superrahul8102]

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Superrahul8102
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March 12, 2025 at 6:27 am

Complaint against the lawyer is a different thing rather I am concerned if I can hire another lawyer for my conflict against the landlord.

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[Happyshark11]

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Happyshark11
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March 12, 2025 at 6:27 am

Get a new and more reliable lawyer to respond the Reply, and proceed to file a summary suit for recovery of the amount.

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[Superrahul8102]

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Superrahul8102
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March 12, 2025 at 6:29 am

Since the notice by my landlord was issue to the lawyer who sent the legal notice on my behalf, can a new lawyer reply to that notice?

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[User_a1bcfbfa]

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March 12, 2025 at 7:21 am

Yes OP.

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