GOA GIVES A LUMINARY TO THE JUDICIARY

By Aires Rodrigues

 

It will be a proud moment for Goa and Goans when our very own Mahesh Sonak is sworn in as Judge of the Bombay High Court at a function tomorrow at 10 am at the Bombay High Court in Mumbai. It will be a very special moment for Mahesh’s mother while his father the late Adv. S.K.Sonak , who was also a very illustrious lawyer, will be cheering his son from the heavens. Indeed, his imprint of moral integrity is unmistakably to be seen in his son.

As Mahesh Sonak assumes this momentous responsibility and the onerous burden cast on him, may these words of Mahatma Gandhi be his guiding maxims “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts”.

Mahesh, along with another seven other very distinguished practicing lawyers, will take on the responsibility to dispense justice. Of the other seven being sworn in as Judges, five are from Mumbai and one each from Nagpur and Aurangabad. This will bring the strength of the Bombay High Court judges to 60, as against the sanctioned strength of 75. Three judges are due to retire later this year, including Justice A.P. Lavande on 20th August.

Our all deserving Mahesh Sonak who has always conducted himself with utmost dignity and decorum has been rightly selected to be a Judge. I have over the years had the occasion to appear against him in various petitions. A gentleman to the core, with a very broad outlook. Always very fair and understanding even to his opponent lawyer. It was a pleasure to appear against him. Very straight forward, humble, soft-spoken and very sincere. Never had a legal trick concealed under his sleeve which today unfortunately is becoming an integral vital part of the legal profession.

Mahesh Sonak has been unique. Despite having big business houses, the Casino operators and the Mining lords as his clients, he always also had the time and zeal to espouse the causes of the poor, deprived and the down trodden. All these typical qualities of Mahesh Sonak need to be imbibed by all those in the legal profession.

The meaning of the name ‘Mahesh’ is ‘great ruler’. Wishing Justice Mahesh Sonak all the very best while he steps up on the Temple of Justice. May he continue to be the Mahesh he always has been for the enlightened.

GOA SU - RAJ PARTY ON TENANCY ACT.

Herald: [19Jun13] "Govt considers amending Goa Daman & Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act"

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=9325&boxid=16142734&uid=&dat=6/19/2013

 

GSRP COMMENTS:

The Goa Su-Raj Party is happy that the Goa Government is thinking in terms of improving the State's diminishing Agriculture through 'contract farming'. Successive governments have culpably abandoned this sector, and as a result, GOA has become absolutely dependent on the neighbouring States for it's agricultural produce.

However, this party is totally against any amendments to this vile Tenancy Act, 1964, the brainchild of the vote-bank appeasing Bandodkar Government which has robbed the COMUNIDADES of GOA vast tracks of it's agriculture and horticulture lands and handed them to it's tenants for free, allowing such lands to be squandered by keeping them fallow and/or selling them illegally, through the connivance of the government agencies, thus brining the agrarian status of Goa to a stand still and rendering the Comunidades, which are basically the agrarian institutions, paupers. This vile Tenancy Act needs to be repealed totally and absolutely and the tenanted properties of the Comunidades must be handed over back to the management of the Comunidades so that agriculture is promoted like it was thriving before the implementation of this thoughtless and malafide Act. Besides, as it is, with the amended of this Tenancy Act, the tenants, who are now considered deemed owners of these properties will be capitalizing on the contract farming schemes and will be running laughing to the banks while the legal and real owners, the COMUNIDADES, will be swatting flies.

GOANS must not allow such destructive schemes by shallow, short-sighted administrators at the cost of Goa's indigenous Comunidades. It has been reported that this is still an idea that the government is toying with. This Party hopes that the government gets tired toying with this idea and feels it fit to abandons it.

Sd/-

Floriano Lobo

General Secretary/Spokesperson

Goa Su-Raj Party - GSRP

383A Pirazona Moira Bardez Goa 403 507

9890470896

www.goasu-raj.org

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DID PARRIKAR VISIT BROTHEL IN THAILAND?

WHAT WERE MANOHAR PARRIKAR AND ATMARAM NADKARNI UPTO ON WALKING STREET?

 

By Aires Rodrigues

A friend in Bangkok has revealed that Manohar Parrikar and Atmaram Nadkarni were once seen together strolling down the “Walking Street” at Pattaya in Thailand. What an awesome place to be and relieve your stress!

I did question Atmaram Nadkarni about that strange destination they ventured into. After a characteristically initial denial, he did confess that he had gone there with Manohar Parrikar but that it was for a conference. Atmaram Nadkarni who always claims to be very spiritual and god fearing, could however not state what conference they had attended.

Mr. Atmaram Nadkarni, we all very well know what “Walking Street” is infamous for and what ‘conferences’ are held in that red-light district known for its many go-go bars and brothels. Next time we can’t find Atmaram Nadkarni in Goa, should we track him down the Walking Street in Pattaya?

All this only throws light on Manohar Parrrikar and Atmaram Nadkarni’s love for Casinos and its other tagged ancillary services provided to customers. Manohar Parrikar and the flamboyant Atmaram Nadkarni are in the right company, together steering Goa from disaster to doom. In the current mess that Goa finds itself enveloped in, we have landed from the frying pan into the fire.