Subhash Ghai is not the only shocked man of India.
He says he spend over Rs.75 Crores for building acting school over government land. After 10 years he is asked to vacate land which was originally ILLEGALLY given by then Government.
"What is my fault if Government's committed some illegality in granting him land ?" He asks.
"Why don't you hang ministers and IAS officers who granted me land?" He would have liked to ask. But he didn't ask.
Let us forget about his case.
Lakhs and Lakhs buildings at cost of crores and crores of rupees are built across India in violation of rules for granting lands and in violations of building bye-laws.
In a society, neck-deep drown in corruption, such things are possible.
And may be, courts are also righting in ordering demolitions of such buildings.
But let us examine reaction of a 20 Year old British Student to such orders
He is my nephew. Settled in London.
That day he had came to visit India and to see Supreme Court of India. Wewere passing through Vikas Marg in New Delhi.
A Court directed "sealing drive" was going on to seal buildings which had come up in violation of building bye-laws of Delhi. These illegal buildings had come up on both sides of Vikas Marg.
I pointed out to him that all these buildings have come up on both sides of road of in gross violation of building laws. People paid bribes and got permissions. And therefore court has ordered demolition.
I explained to him.
He looked at magnificent shopping shops which were adoring road with beautiful lightings.. These shops reflected prosperity and wealth of city.
Then he said, "I don't believe. I don't believe that all these grand buildings can be demolished for violation of building bye-laws or irregularities."
I tried to argue, why buildings built in violation of laws by corrupt builders should be demolished.
I failed to convince him.
Years have passed. He is now settled in some big Banking-Risk-Assessment firm in London.
The buildings on Vikas Marg are still standing just as they were standing years ago.
I want to say only this that a 20 Year old British Student refused to agree with logic of our well informed courts.
Haresh Raichura
9/4/2012
He says he spend over Rs.75 Crores for building acting school over government land. After 10 years he is asked to vacate land which was originally ILLEGALLY given by then Government.
"What is my fault if Government's committed some illegality in granting him land ?" He asks.
"Why don't you hang ministers and IAS officers who granted me land?" He would have liked to ask. But he didn't ask.
Let us forget about his case.
Lakhs and Lakhs buildings at cost of crores and crores of rupees are built across India in violation of rules for granting lands and in violations of building bye-laws.
In a society, neck-deep drown in corruption, such things are possible.
And may be, courts are also righting in ordering demolitions of such buildings.
But let us examine reaction of a 20 Year old British Student to such orders
He is my nephew. Settled in London.
That day he had came to visit India and to see Supreme Court of India. Wewere passing through Vikas Marg in New Delhi.
A Court directed "sealing drive" was going on to seal buildings which had come up in violation of building bye-laws of Delhi. These illegal buildings had come up on both sides of Vikas Marg.
I pointed out to him that all these buildings have come up on both sides of road of in gross violation of building laws. People paid bribes and got permissions. And therefore court has ordered demolition.
I explained to him.
He looked at magnificent shopping shops which were adoring road with beautiful lightings.. These shops reflected prosperity and wealth of city.
Then he said, "I don't believe. I don't believe that all these grand buildings can be demolished for violation of building bye-laws or irregularities."
I tried to argue, why buildings built in violation of laws by corrupt builders should be demolished.
I failed to convince him.
Years have passed. He is now settled in some big Banking-Risk-Assessment firm in London.
The buildings on Vikas Marg are still standing just as they were standing years ago.
I want to say only this that a 20 Year old British Student refused to agree with logic of our well informed courts.
Haresh Raichura
9/4/2012
