I was looking for news for proof of our world lacking in Common Sense or having so much of Intelligence that we can ABUSE the system that was placed to protect us or maybe we arent all that intelligent. Here's one I thought was obvious.
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.
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Judge Singh sent out two notices to the deities, but they were returned as the addresses were found to be "incomplete".
 Local say the temple belongs to the gods Pic: Mahadeo Sen |
"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.
12 comments:
Well, I can actually see the reasoning behind this, yet is seems disrepectful. There will obviously be no actual appearance or response from the Gods, so the Judge can make a default judgement. A way of following procedure and closing this case permanently, or so one would think?
This is truly unbelievable. It is a crazy world we live in and continues to become more so.,
Yes. This had really happened when I was in Dhanbad in 80s. It was so funny. Biharis are like that - they do everything so seriously.
The Judge needs to stop wasting the taxpayer's money.
Exactly my thoughts.. what a waste of time, hard earned money and reinforcing stupidity.
I dont think the guy is serious. If he was he would not have called on "Gods" to attend court. imho.
I dont think that is the case.. India is a place where Queue is used to keep the citizens in line.. This case was not settled for 20 years... I bet the people fighting on both sides would have made many a Lawyer Rich. Why kill a Milking Cow? Thats the deal here.
I have a "what if?" fear.. What if in a few decades, people who are actually thinking and acting with Character, are put away in some Isolated Mental Institution for Madness?
poor jugde i think he came up with a crazy answer to a crazy case, so i do not know wether he is crazy or really bright??!!
True. LOL. All our working laws are made keeping in mind a "Material" witness so I wonder about the intelligence.
Interesting case. So who do you think should be considered the owner of the land? Who can apply for insurance for the property? who will be called to maintain the plot after all belief in Gods has been refuted and there is no longer a need for a temple? I suppose the state will now claim it owns the property. There seems to be a double standard at play here. The man obviously has a claim and should, in my opinion be granted title.
@ tickypaper, Yes, since it is the Man's Property on which the Temple stands.. He should get the Title, and it was so simple a decision to make, but the courts had to have the nonsensical drama.
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