Rule 1 Duplicate decrees

Where an original decree has been lost or destroyed, or has become unavailable to the plaintiff or party entitled to benefit thereunder, by reason of its having improperly got into the hands of the opposite party or being in the hands of any officer lawfully entitled to hold it, the plaintiff or party may apply to [^f1 the judge or district judge as the case may be] either in court or chambers for the issue of a duplicate decree.