On 12/7/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
Enjoyed this very much. But the problem is, I am deciding whether to appear as Rama, or Hanuman, or both....! GOD. > > >
