Hi rajesh I think you are very right. All banks should be having biometric system which will be more useful not only for blind people but for illiterate people as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [AI] bank guidelines
> Hello Pranav > > I believe the confusion arises from the fact that need for attestation of > signature of blind person by bank official which I have outlined taking > cue from CCPD judgment, is at the time of giving a check book to a > visually person and not at the time of delivering a cheque by person to > third party or paying utility bill. In other words, visually impaired > person would have to keep a cheque book leaves of which bear her/his > signature duly attested by bank official and amount and name of payee have > to be filled while giving cheque to third party. > > I think I had mentioned the same in my earlier mail as well and it takes > care of all the three situations raised by Pranav. > > Yes, safe custody of such a signed cheque book is squarely the > responsibility of the blind person. > I don't know whether it would be willingly undertaken by most but in my > view is warranted to avoid peril of forgery and causing needless anxiety > to bank officials as we must accept the fact that our signatures are > inconsistent at times and extremely easy to forge. I propose this as an > interim arrangement till installation of proper biometric systems > universally. > > I am afraid if my labyrinthine way of expression has created any confusion > about my position. > > Regards > > Rajesh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] bank guidelines > > Rajesh, > > Assuming your guidelines are followed then: > 1. What if I sign a cheque and give it to a vendor. > > 2. The bank knows I am blind so demands a bank official to attest my > signature? > > 3. Or, what if I pay a utility bill via a cheque? > > I appreciate where you are coming from but we will need to find an > alternative solution. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
