The question is, would this judge have the gumption to call the Prophet Mohammad to court if a crime is committed in the name of Mohammad - say blasphemy.
shiv On Friday 07 Dec 2007 5:16 pm, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7132124.stm > > > Hindu gods get summons from court > By Amarnath Tewary > Patna > > A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to help > resolve a property dispute. > > Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in the eastern state of Jharkhand has issued > adverts in newspapers asking the gods to "appear before the court > personally". > > The gods have been asked to appear before the court on Tuesday, after the > judge said that letters addressed to them had gone unanswered. > > Ram and Hanuman are among the most popular Indian Hindu gods. > > Judge Singh presides in a "fast track" court - designed to resolve disputes > quickly - in the city of Dhanbad. > > The dispute is now 20 years old and revolves around the ownership of a 1.4 > acre plot of land housing two temples. > > You failed to appear in the court despite notices sent by a peon and post > Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in letter to Lord Ram and Hanuman > > The deities of Ram and Hanuman, the monkey god, are worshipped at the two > temples on the land. > > Temple priest Manmohan Pathak claims the land belongs to him. Locals say it > belongs to the two deities. > > The two sides first went to court in 1987. > > A few years ago, the dispute was settled in favour of the locals. Then Mr > Pathak challenged the verdict in a fast track court. > > Gift > > Judge Singh sent out two notices to the deities, but they were returned as > the addresses were found to be "incomplete". > > This prompted him to put out adverts in local newspapers summoning the > gods. > > "You failed to appear in court despite notices sent by a peon and later > through registered post. You are herby directed to appear before the court > personally", Judge Singh's notice said. > > The two Hindu gods have been summoned as the defence claimed that they were > owners of the disputed land. > > "Since the land has been donated to the gods, it is necessary to make them > a party to the case," local lawyer Bijan Rawani said. > > Mr Pathak said the land was given to his grandfather by a former local > king.
