Received a set of BlankPapers as notice. How to save ourslvs
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Anonymous
(Querist) 11 April 2016
This query is : Resolved
Dear learned experts,
My sister has been married for almost 2 years now. She was deserted by her husband soon after the marriage, as he fled abroad and her in-laws started traumatising her for dowry, subjecting her to immense amount of agony and harassment. Husaband ceased all contacts with her and as it became unbearable, she started living with us for past 10 months.
Now having exhausted all our options to sort out the matter through talks as they are adamant at their demands, after much deliberation and having run out of our patience, we have filed a complaint in CAW cell stating all the facts. Ever since her in-laws and their relatives are trying every trick up their sleeves to pressurise and threaten us to take back our complaint and remove their names.
Now, alongwith these nasty developments we received an envelope today, addressed to my sister, that mentions our home address incorrectly (but was still delivered as the postman is quite old and familiar with other details of our address), reads SPEED-POST, and bears stamped details of the lawyer who seems to have send it. My sister received it assuming it might have something important. There are no other details on the envelope whatsoever except the Registered Post sticker on the back that has details about the weight of the package. As soon as we opened it, we found it contains a set of blank papers. We immediately showed it to the delivery-man, counted the pages in front of him and made a video of it too. He didn't allow us to leave any remark on the delivery challan though. We even contacted the post-office, but they also denied saying no remarks are allowed on the delivery sheet except the name of the receiver and the phone number.
It appears to be a clear case of some kind of fraud or mischief or a tactic to bog us down by my sister's in-laws. I instantly searched for the details of that lawyer whose name was on the enevelope, and I was shocked to see that he is holding a very influential position in one of the BAR Associations of District Courts of Delhi. I immediately called the President of that BAR Association and he told me that it's a common malpractice nowadays and that I should file a Police Complaint and also told me not to disclose that he advised me to do so. I, then contacted the CAW Cell and also the concerned courts. They advised me the same.
Now, as you can see that under the garb of this tactic this process can be blatantly misused against us by my sister's in-laws to address their ulterior motives. So, my humble query is what is the way out to nip this malafide intention of theirs in the bud and also what action can be taken against that lawyer to excise his unethical practices and any further attempts of threatening, blackmailing and doing fraud with us to weaken our case and thereby save ourselves from any unwarranted, unforeseen developments that may put us in trouble. Moreover, since this lawyer happens to be a member of BAR Association, can the BAR not pull him up and punish him accordingly post a departmental enquiry? Please show us the way.
Thanking you all in anticipation!
Guest
(Expert) 11 April 2016
You should send notice to that Advocate through your advocate that you received blank notice. And thus you are not aware what he is upto . And for what he has send this notice.
Additionally you should ask for compensation from that advocate.
Additionally lodge complaint to state bar council or Bar council of India .
For this you will require advocate help since proper paper and affidavit have to be made.
Most important this process you have to do , else he may claim he send notice xxxxxxxxxxxx to you and you did not reply and thus accepted the content . And what story he can cook after that he himself knows.
P. Venu
(Expert) 12 April 2016
You should lodge a statutory complaint against the Advocate.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 12 April 2016
no reply 2aq.
P. Venu
(Expert) 12 April 2016
With the due apologies to the learned experts, though anonymous, facts stated warrant that an exception needs to be made in the instant case.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 12 April 2016
Thanks for the experts who have provided their valued suggestions.
Dear experts, I was never aware of the fact that if someone puts forth a query here as "Anonymous" then it might not be entertained on duch grounds. I would be very grateful to the experts if they could please contribute with their bit as well, since every passing minute for us is very important. We are quite terrified, to say the least, with this incident that happened yesterday.
And my sincere apologies for I was a tad ignorant about the identity of mine while posting the query. I will be careful about this in the future.
Thanks again!
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Anonymous
(Querist) 12 April 2016
Thanks for the experts who have provided their valued suggestions.
Dear experts, I was never aware of the fact that if someone puts forth a query here as "Anonymous" then it might not be entertained on duch grounds. I would be very grateful to the experts if they could please contribute with their bit as well, since every passing minute for us is very important. We are quite terrified, to say the least, with this incident that happened yesterday.
And my sincere apologies for I was a tad ignorant about the identity of mine while posting the query. I will be careful about this in the future.
Thanks again!
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 13 April 2016
No reply to Anonymous query.
Experts have rightly advised.
You have the video to prove your point.
You have the call details/log as well.
You can lodge complaint with BAR also.
P. Venu
(Expert) 13 April 2016
When the President of the Bar Association desires to be faceless against this apparently "influential" advocate, how we can expect a common man to be too courageous!
It is the prerequisite for this forum to be meaningful and constructive that the experts, in my considered opinion, be reasonable.
Guest
(Expert) 13 April 2016
Local Bar association , Myself skeptical All Know each other personally , additionally anonymous is claiming that advocate is office bearer of that association. Who will stand up against this person officially when he himself is on association. Today witness don't come in front of court even in civil cases , and such case who will give proper witness in place where that person is well versed with , he don't have any fear of court , like Common Man.
Even advocate of that bar association may not sign as witness to that affidavit which is required to file complaint against Advocate.
But in spite of this I will put points, I have seen many Notary loosing their permit due to frauds, Judges loosing job in sub-ordinate court due to serious irregularities so some one have to show courage or people will seat on his head and ruin life.
Additionally I got information few days back from one person who was champion of anti corruption movement locally , I verified that post and thus inform
In Bombay high court there is post called Registrar vigilance . This Post person and his team job is to look what Judges do all over state take complaint and try to be vigilant against Judges . They keep on receiving complaint but when they get substantial evidence that post report directly to Chief Justice of High Court (Who is from out of state) and necessary steps to remove that Judge is taken , If Judge is from sub-ordinate court method is easy but even High Court Judge are under secret observation.
So we have mechanism by which everyone looks at each other. But present Director General of Police Force Maharashtra (He was DG of anti corruption bureaue Mahrashtra before this posting) In ACB website wrote --- Most time problem comes which Rat will go and tie the bell against cat ?
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Anonymous
(Querist) 13 April 2016
Thanks all for your support and valued suggestion.
Yes Venu Sir, that's exactly my foremost concern is - that particular lawyer's position and hence his influence, and it is very discouraging to say the least the way President of that particular BAR gave his closing statement when I was on call with him.
Nevertheless, after much deliberation I have lodged a formal complaint today with the local PS stating all the facts since they didn't agree to lodge an FIR. And, the kind of response I got from PS was suggesting that they are just going to sit over the complaint as they categorically denied any kind of investigation as "it is unnecessary".
Yes Madhu ma'am, that's the biggest catch. Ground reality is apalling. Sorry to say this but, looks like a nexus that common man can't penetrate through irrespective of how strong his case is. And mind you, this is happening right in the heart of the country where the Apex Court sits too. It's frightening when you look at it that way. But I am thinking to lodge a formal complaint with the BCI and BCD as I want to take this notorious attempt of that lawyer to its logical conclusion, well hopefully. But let's see.
