Case of misconduct by a lawyer,

Manohar (Querist) 13 October 2015 This query is : Resolved
This is the case of misconduct by a lawyer, can I approach the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council or the Bar Council of India under Advocates Act.

Case details are as follows...
My father and my aunty are the only siblings.
After the death of my grandfather property Rights transferred to my grandmothers name by my father in 1996.

Later my grandmother gifted 4.5 acres land to my aunty, on this transaction my father filed a case in 2010 against my grandmother and my aunty. I also aware of the case proceedings. We hired a lawyer for this case

Later two survey numbers of 3acres land returned to my father through registered gift deed by my aunty and one survey number of 1.5 acre retained as her share and my father gave rupees 30 lakhs as a settlement gesture, later she sold that land.

We asked lawyer to make partition deed and court decree... Lawyer postponing...
Meanwhile my father passed away in January 2013, then I approached the lawyer to speed up the proceedings but lawyer was on back foot
In November 2013 case was closed...I wasn't aware of this and lawyer himself ended the case without making any legal deeds as required by us. He was not reachable, I emailed him and asked about our documents and case details. He was very ignorant and told me to go to court to collect case details.

Gift deed was prepared by him, on the deed his seal is there but he refuses to accept that he prepared the gift deed.
In March 2015, we got notice from the same lawyer (Earlier hired by my late father) stating that gift deed is not valid and now he advocating my Aunty's son and asking again 1/3 property share.

In these circumstances can I file case against this lawyer, who did malpractice, misuse of our documents, misconduct of service and unfair professionalism towards the clients.

Please advice.
Regards,
Babu

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Anirudh (Expert) 14 October 2015
Yes, you can file a case before the State Bar Council. You have to have all the documentary evidences with you. You must also enclosed the copies of such documents in support of your complaint. Either send the complaint through Registered Post, or give it in person and take proper acknowledgement from the office of the Bar Council.