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NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services'
With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd)
former Chief of Indian Army Staff
and Governor, Punjab & Administrator, Chandigarh UT
Copies now available at:
GOA: Literati (2277740), Other India (2263306), Broadway (6647038),
Mandovi (2427904), Noel DSilva & Associates (9823120454 / 9096781714),
Confidant / Golden Heart Emp (2732450), David & Co (2730326), Vardaan
(9527463684)
SERV / RETD Def Offrs in Goa: O/o Sainik Co-op Hse Bldg Sty, Def Col, Porvorim
(2417288)
MUMBAI: David & Co (22019010)
PUNE: Manneys (26131683), Popular (25678327)
BENGALURU: Narayan (22865800)
DELHI: Ritana (24617278)
ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com,
http://goa1556.goa-india.org
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Is the proposed International Arbitration Centre at Goa scheduled to be
inaugurated on 4th January a major scam in the offing? There is a need for a
thorough probe into the setting up of the proposed International Arbitration
Centre by misusing the Law Commission of Goa.
The Goa Law Commission members could not actively have associated themselves
en bloc to form a private Trust, giving a colour that the International
Arbitration Centre is an official entity of the State Government. The Goa
Law Commission has no business to promote and actively participate in the
setting up of an International arbitration centre.
The International Arbitration Centre is being set up by a private trust set
up by Goa Law Commission Chairman Ramakant Khalap, and commission members
Adv. Cleofato Coutinho and Adv. Mario Pinto Almeida. The fourth member of
the trust is one Mr. V.K.Agarwal from Delhi whose profession is also not
disclosed in the trust deed.
The trust deed under the name “Goa Organisation for Law Finance and
Education” was registered on 25th Nov 2010 under a fictitious registered
address at Panaji’s 18th June Road.
It is very apparent that the Chairman and members of the Goa Law Commission
by misusing their position have formed a private Trust, purely as a
commercial enterprise. The Goa Law Commission has been sought to be involved
in the setting up the International Arbitration Centre to legitimize this
planned fraud. The government should not have also associated itself with a
trust which has been set up with alleged ulterior vested motives.
The State Government should enquire into the functioning of the Law
Commission to verify whether its premises and machinery is being misused for
the setting up and functioning of this Trust.
International arbitration is being currently conducted at New Delhi by the
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) and the Indian Council of Dispute
Resolution (ICADR).
ICA and ICADR are both societies registered under the Societies registration
Act 1860 with their affairs performed with utmost transparency. The proposed
International Arbitration Centre at Goa will be run by a private trust that
will be not be accountable to the public.
Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372
