Lawyer says he lost my case file and original title deed of the land

1. The certified copy taken from SRO will be treated as original.  2. The court considers the certified copy. 3. The orders are on merits of the case.

Repeated query.

Copy of a document obtained from SRO will  be attested and not certified, accordingly it is required to be proved by summning SRO.

1.  You can obtain certified copy of title deed alongwith all papers from Sub registrar office.

2.  Court consider the certified copy of sale deed in place of the original lost.

3.  Loss of the original sale deed does not automatically destroy your title case.

4. You should immediately report the loss of original sale deed to the court alongwith an application citing the reason of loss with what ever evidence available with you.

5.  You also obtain a certified copy of entire Court file ie. Certified copy of plaint, written statement, replication, order sheet and documents filed by both sides, exhibits etc. 

6. If you have lost confidence in your advocate you may replace with a trusted Advocate. Believe you have not lost the case but required frequent follow up.

The loss of the original sale deed does not automatically mean you lose your title claim. Since the land was purchased through a registered sale deed, you should obtain a certified copy from the Sub Registrar’s office as soon as possible. A certified copy of the registered deed is generally useful as secondary evidence when the original has been lost. Your lawyer should place the circumstances of the loss before the court and seek permission to rely on the certified copy. The court will decide whether the requirements for secondary evidence have been satisfied.

You should also preserve any evidence showing you handed the original deed and case papers to your previous lawyer. Ask your new lawyer to obtain copies of the complete court record as well. Your chances of success depend on the evidence as a whole, including the registered sale deed, revenue records, possession history, and the other party’s documents. Nobody can give a reliable view of the outcome without reviewing the case record.

Given the loss of the original documents, getting a second opinion from an experienced civil property lawyer in Uttar Pradesh would be a sensible next step.

You can lodge a complaint against the lawyer with the bar council for cheating you and playing fraud on you by colluding with the opposite party, for now you can change the lawyer and proceed with the certified copies of the original documents.

Yes, the lawyer is liable for professional misconduct.

You can obtain certified copy of the deed and proceed with the Civil Suit.