Most of you know that we have been in court against the state Government for the nonimplementation of the PWD Act since 2002.
We have had great orders in the past, held discussions with the Ministry on several occasions, put the Advocate appearing for the Government on the back foot on every date, got reams of press reports, tinkered with the policy, courted arrests etc. however the problems have not been solved completely. In fat the scope of the problems have increased. Ultimately yesterday the matters came up before the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court who has ordered us to send in our problems in one week to the Advocate General who will then forward it to the Ministry. there will be a meeting in the conference room of the Court with the Chief Justice on 15th January 2011. One of the remarks the Chief Justice made was that we should forget our black coats and sort out the matters. Therefore I am requesting each and every one of you who is from Maharashtra, please send in your problems.I would be grateful if you would really apply your minds and list out everything that is wrong for the disabled in Maharshtra. If we get one decent order it works as a precedent in other states. I have to compile the list by Monday and then sit with the other lawyers and sort them out. If anyone wants to attend the meeting on 15th January 2011 then please let me know-NFB, NAB, BPA ahmedabad and XRCVC are invited as per the order. rajesh if you would come it will be good. I have no high expectations but I have crossed my fingers. We look forward to the New Year and a new thought process and a change in attitude. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate & Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039. 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
