Dear Experts
I am legally illiterate and GPA for a friend in a civil property case in which he was impleaded in a dispute between Builder and an agreement holder.My friend is the bonafied subsequent buyer.
My lawer after years and years decided to submit evidence through me - I do not know aht is evidence and signed the affidavit thinking it is just another document.
Judge set it aside for Counter ( don't know what that means either )
Lawyer and Lawyer's assistant both have been demanding extra money from me and I said I am only a GPA in the case and said I can not pay without asking my friend
I paid a good tip to the Lawyer's assistant but he was again persistent for more which I refused
Two adjournments later without any counter form other parties - lawyer's assistant in the absence of the Lawyer, tries to get the evidence marked and the Judge silently sets it aside three times but the assistant demands the evidence be marked
Judge relents and marks the evidence administers my oath - at that stage I did not know what marking meant
My lawyer says it was mistake as it was set aside for counter but wont explain what was the mistake
At the time of marking my GPA is not marked
At Next hearing My lawyer tries to casually ask the Judge to mark the evidence
Judge says Why was it not marked earlier ? and insists that Recall petition a must.
Now lawyer is trying to make me file a petition suggesting to the Judge that - No recall petition is necessary as the case can be re opened and GPA marked.
Is my Lawyer leading me up garden path ? - We paid him all he asked for and now is he trying to complicate the matters for more money ?
His attitude is intimidating and least re assuring and has lied blatantly
I feel most uncomfortable working with him but my friend says at this stage we can not change lawyers.
What is recall petition and why si my lawyer making me suggest to the Judge that re call petition to mark my evidence is not required when the Judge clearly asked for recall petition ?
Is the lawyer trying to un necessarily submit evidence and expose me to un wanted and perhaps deliberate cross examination ?
Please answer - Should I go to another lawyer ?
