Another sickening APATHY & misuse of Law by the Law enforcers. This is blatant violation of Right to Equality. Failure of Common Sense and Constutitional rights. Language is taking precedence over Law.
NOW, every state will have its own state language enforced in all legal matters. So now if an Keralite comes to Maharashtra, then the Keralite better learn Marathi or quit the state. It is SADISTIC way to promote state language, at the cost of public rights. Complete APATHY towards litigants, to suppress public interests. Another example of indirect official DICTATORSHIP, in a democracy. (sic....sic....sic....sic....)
FURTHER NOW the day is not very far when :
a) All licences and permits and identity cards and name plates will only be in Marathi
b) All signatures will only be in Marathi
c) Boy friends will have only Marathi Girl Friends AND all marriages will take place ONLY between maharashtrians, in the state.
d) Everybody will have to speak / talk / hear only in Marathi
e) Prayers in Temples, Churches, Mosques will only be in Marathi
f) Schools and Colleges will teach only in Marathi
g) Hindi & English languages will be taught only in Marathi (devanagri)
h) Only Marathi food will be eaten. ONLY Marathi movies will screened.
i) ALL Television channels will be allowed only Marathi language
FUNNY INDIAN LAW.
"If Stupidity were a religion, there might be some hope for a single religion to triumph in this world"
Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal
Consumer Court Complaints NOW ONLY in Marathi
(Times of India, Mumbai Edition, 22nd October, 2010, page no. 11)
Mumbai: If you are an aggrieved consumer seeking justice, get ready to take a crash course in Marathi. In the last few days several consumer forums across the city have been asking litigants and lawyers to file complaints only in Marathi. This diktat is result of a circular dated September 16 that held, “As the language of the District Consumer Forum is Marathi, the complaint and reply version is expected to be in Marathi.” The Maharashtra state consumer disputes redressal commission stated that these instructions have been issued under Section 24-B of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, to maintain a uniform procedure throughout district forums in Maharashtra.
But this change has not gone down well with both lawyers and litigants. A complainant who came to the consumer forum at Parel on Thursday was unaware of the recent changes and asked to return with fresh documents. “This is going to be very inconvenient for us as we are from Chennai and settled here only a decade ago,” he said.
Advocate J M Baphna and Anand Patwardhan of The Consumer Courts Advocates’ Association have voiced their opinion against the diktat. “The very objective of the act which is the right to redressal, right to be heard and right to choose will be defeated,” Patwardhan said.
According to consumer activist, Jehangir Gai, the Consumer Protection Act is a central legislation, the objective of which is to ensure that consumers get speedy and cost-effective justice. “The consumer must, therefore, have the “right to choose” and file a complaint in the language of his choice. Increase in cost will result frustrating the objective of making the CPA cost effective and inexpensive. The cost of translation is high and will be a burden on the consumer,” he said.
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