Application to the society u/s 32 (1) & (2) for information regarding members’ list, etc.
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English — Sec32 GRGovt Order to Cooperative Housing Societies to make documents available
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By CA Vimal Punmiya
Q.1 What is a Will and the benefits of making one?
Ans: A WILL is a written document in which you provide for:-
In other words it a document where you direct, who is to receive your property upon your death. If you have any real property (land) or personal property (cars, jewelry, money) that you want to give to a specific person than you must have a will.
Q.2 Should everybody – working or non-working person, man or woman make a will? and What if you die without making a Will
Ans: “Where there’s a Will, there’s a way….Where there is no Will, there will probably be family bitterness/family disputes…” If people die without a WILL, then the law will decide to whom the property of the deceased person should go to. Thus, every person whether working or non working , man or women should make a will.
Q.3 When should people make a will? At what age on an average?
Ans: Every adult, no matter what age, should have a Will. Most preferably a person above the age 50 should have a will. And while making a Will a person must be of sound mind.
Q4 How do they make this will? Is there a process to making a will? What kind of paper is to be used? What language do they write it in? Do they need other people to witness the will?
Ans: No prescribed form for a Will; only needs to be signed and attested
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What’s a proven way to lower your energy costs? Would you believe: learning what your neighbor pays. Alex Laskey shows how a quirk of human behavior can make us all better, wiser energy users, with lower bills to prove it.
In a major victory to democracy, the Central Information Commission on 3rd June has ordered all political parties not only to designate PIOs and AAs within six weeks but also to abide by voluntary disclosures under Section 4 of the RTI Act
It took Right to Information (RTI) activists SubhasChandra Aggarwal and Anil Bahirwal, the national coordinator of National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms, a good three years to collect incriminating evidence and tenaciously follow it up to prove that all political parties are public authorities. This fact was consistently resisted by spokespersons of the big political parties—Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party BSP as well as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The duo’s commendable efforts finally resulted in the Central Information Commission (CIC)delivering a landmark judgment on 3June 2013.
“Political parties have long resisted opening themselves to public scrutiny. People have long been demanding that there should be complete transparency in their financial and internal functioning. Various commissions including the Law Commission, Election Commission and NCRCW have already recommended that political parties should demonstrate transparency through various measures. The CIC should be immensely complimented for passing this landmark judgement to enable the citizens of India so that they can access information about the political parties for which they vote for.”
Click Here for the full story on this landmark judgement which is being opposed by all political parties.
Here is a powerpoint on the main additions and deletions that have been made in the New Model Bye-laws 2013 (as compared to the 2009 version):http://tinyurl.com/Model-Byelaws-Addition-Deletn
Currently, it seems that there is little or no time-pressure on housing societies to adopt these bye-laws. So, this may be a good time to read, understand, circulate and discuss at leisure.
Courtesy : Krishnaraj Rao
VODAFONE HUMBLED: COMPENSATED ME WITH RS.30,000.
I purchased two handsets for Rs.6398 in 2008 from HUTCHISON MAX PAGING PVT. LTD., a Vodafone dealer in Mumbai on which the name of Vodafone was inscribed. There was two years warranty. Many a time they couldn’t get connected to the network and were giving lot of trouble.
I requested the dealer to replace the handsets which could be operational but they refused.
I filed the case in Consumer District Court, Bandra which ordered Vodafone to refund me Rs.6398 with Rs.4000/- as compensation for legal expenses and hardship I suffered. I didn’t accept the amount and appealed to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra, Mumbai and argued the case in person on 30eth April 2013.
Commission passed the order in my favour.
Accordingly I received from Vodafone on 22nd May 2013 the cheque of Rs.6398 as the refund of my purchase price and a further cheque of Rs.30,000 as the damages.
My advice: fight for your right, never give up.
(Bhagvanji Raiyani)
Chairman & Managing Trustee
Forum For Fast Justice
TO: VIKRAM CHANDRA (CEO, NDTV), (//TWITTER.COM/VIKRAMCHANDRA)
We want NDTV to drop Monsanto-Mahyco as partner for it’s new TV series ‘Improving Lives’.
– NDTV in it’s new TV series talks about democracy and improving peoples lives.Then why is it partnering with a corporation like Monsanto known for using unscrupulous means to propagate its trade.
– Monsanto is a controversial corporation hated by people all over the world. Monsanto uses unethical practices and evil money to further its agenda. GMOs are banned in so many countries. There is a lot of resistance to it in India as well.
– Monsanto is known for its agenda to control food and farming as seen in the case of Bt cotton in India. Cotton was once used by Mahatma Gandhi in the fight for India’s independence, now 93% of our cotton is owned by American company Monsanto’s proprietary technology known as Bt cotton.
– NDTV is a reputed news organisation and pioneer in Indian TV news space. It aims to provide accurate news. So why partner with a liar like Monsanto?
NDTV should choose a non-controversial, ethical partner.
NDTV has partnered with one of the the most unethical corporations and is misleading the people of India into thinking that this series is actually helping the public.
Monsanto has recently got a lot of criticisms from around the world and are trying to clean up their public image, this being one of the tactic.
– 90% of Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are made and owned by Monsanto. Many consumers are against GE food because it has been associated with health risks, loss of biodiversity, increased use of toxic weed killers (herbicides) and other environmental problems.
-Monsanto’s agenda is to turn the world’s agriculture into one big genetic experiment. In most parts of the world (Eg, Europe, Russia, Africa most Latin America and Asian countries) major food companies and retailers are refusing to sell GE foods. There are also many governments who have banned the growing of GE or refusing to import them. In response to the mounting criticism, Monsanto has been making an effort to green up its public image.
However, the real Monsanto is in the business of making money- first and last. Their evident strategy is to make farmers worldwide depend on their patented seeds, herbicides and pesticides. The record, as we demonstrate below, shows that Monsanto does not hesitate to sweep aside everything else…sustainable agriculture, the environment, farmer’s livelihoods and consumer’s interests… if this is required to achieve their goal of market domination.Monsanto guilty as charged for crimes against nature, crimes against the right of farmers to grow, and consumers to eat, GE-free crops and food. NDTV is misleading the nation by partnering with Monsanto on a show that has a message of democracy and sustainability.
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CERS’s intervention compels mattress manufacturer to refund partial cost of defective mattress.
Ahmedabad, March 22, 2013
A city-based manufacturer of mattresses, who sold a defective piece of product and did not care to correct the defect even within the warranty period, was compelled by Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS) to refund partial cost of the product to the buyer through an order of the consumer forum.
As per the case details, Shekhar Raval, a resident of the city, purchased a multilayer rubberized coir mattress from Mattress Mart, a shop situated in Vastrapur area of the city at a cost of Rs. 6,840 on September 30, 2010. It was a Relaxwell mattress carrying a warranty period of 5 years. But within a few days from purchase, Shekhar Raval and his wife had developed a back pain due to some defect in the mattress and she had to go for a medical treatment, which cost Shekhar Rs. 15,500. He brought the defect to the notice of the seller and the shop owner Krishnakant assured to correct the defect within 30 days, but the promise was not kept.
Thereafter, Raval approached CERS and after verifying all the details. CERS filed a case in the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad (Rural) on behalf of the complainant seeking complete refund of the purchase price along with interest and also compensation of Rs. 10,000 along with the medical expenses incurred and litigation & travelling cost of Rs. 5,000. The opponent had not appeared before the forum during the hearing of the case.
After hearing arguments by CERS, the forum accepted the plea partially and ordered the opponent to pay an amount of Rs. 5,000 towards the cost of the mattress along with interest at 9% per annum from the date of filing of the complaint, Rs. 2,000 as a compensation for the mental agony faced by the buyer and Rs. 1,000 towards litigation & other cost.
For further information please contact Ms Pritee Shah (O) 079-27489945/46
Are you angry about being harassed by Bank services? Are you worried about Bank charges being too high?
This is a rare opportunity to voice your concerns and share all your issues relating to banking services. Don’t Miss It!
with Dr KC Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank
Dr Chakrabarty, one of RBI’s Deputy Governors, has had a banking career spanning over three decades. Previously, he was the CMD of Punjab National Bank and Indian Bank for two years each and also the chairman of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Dr Chakrabarty is the central bank’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board. He is closely associated with many institutes, organisations, committees and working groups like National Housing Bank, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, etc.
Contact: Seraphina / Shilpa at 022-49205000
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Monday, 3 June 2013 – 6 pmOpening remarks |
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