On 10th November, 2016, the case for Munchi Cama’s application for a stay order restraining the Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet from carrying out any work of the Trust for the community, came up yet again. The lawyer, for BPP Trustees Zarir Bhathena, Noshir Dadrawala and Chairman Yazdi Desai, argued against the maintainability of […]
કેટલાક મહિના પહેલા ટ્રસ્ટી વિરાફ મહેતાએ જામેજમશેદ પરના કહેવાતા ‘પ્રતિબંધ’ વિશે અફવા ફેલાવવામાં મહત્વની ભૂમિકા ભજવી હતી. વાસ્તવિકતા એ હતી કે ટ્રસ્ટીઓએ બહુમતીથી, માત્ર એટલું જ નકકી કર્યુ હતું કે એ સાપ્તાહિકને જાહેરખબર આપવાનું બંધ કરવું, કેમ કે તેમના એડરેટ બહું ઉંચા હતા. એમાં કોઈ પ્રતિબંધ નહોતો! એ પ્રમાણે જ, ટ્રસ્ટી વિરાફ મહેતા હવે નવી […]
Maneck Davar’s Statement Regarding Joh Bawa Joh Bawa has recently carried a statement by Maneck Davar wherein he states: “… a certain section of the community media has attributed the ownership of johbawa.com to me. I wish to clearly state that neither do I have any ownership stakes nor I am sponsoring this website in […]
Some months ago Trustee Viraf Mehta was instrumental in spreading a rumour regarding a so-called “Ban” on Jam-e-Jamshed. The fact was, the Trustees, by a majority vote, had simply decided to stop advertising in that weekly because the rates were high. THERE WAS NO BAN! In like manner, Trustee Viraf Mehta is now spreading a […]
BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai Responds To Trustee Viraf Mehta Dear Viraf, I had sent the communication to the Editor of the Parsi Times after talking to my colleagues, Zarir Bhathena and Noshir Dadrawala. You sweepingly state that, “Trustees, Munchi Cama, Armaity Tirandaz and I have not been made aware or even consulted upon before this […]
In a surprise turn of events on the 21st of September, 2016, at the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, the advocate for Dinshaw Mehta announced that they would not be filing the application for Dinshaw Mehta to be brought on record in the said case. In keeping with providing our readers the latest updates on the much […]
The Parsi community has gone abuzz 24/7 with social media and whatsapp messages spouting ongoing issues and controversies that have unfortunately engulfed the community. What must surely confuse most of our community members is the absolute confidence with which both contradicting sides say the same thing, “Let’s wait for the CCTV footage to show up […]
Three of the BPP Trustees – Chairman Yazdi Desai, Trustees Zarir Bhathena and Noshir Dadrawala wish to express their solidarity with their colleague Trustee Kersi Randeria. This is especially in keeping with the fact that Kersi Randeria’s presence in the courtroom on the 8th of September, 2016, (the day when, as per the reports, he […]
In one of the most brazen displays of shamelessness, the community and its reputation has been once again subjected to loathsome behavior instigated by the Mehta family (Dinshaw Mehta and his son, Hormuz Mehta), against the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees, which shockingly came down to physical assault, right outside the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court located at […]
Housing: With a heavy heart I inform the community that allotment of houses to the poor and deserving has received a set back because 2 Trustees, Viraf Mehta and Armaity Tirandaz have chosen not to sign any more Leave & License Agreements and have written to the Registrar of Assurances at the various registration offices […]
An amicable settlement was reached between BPP Trust and the Mumbai Mazdoor Union acting on behalf of the workmen on 25th August, 2016. Though the signing of the final settlement took time, a good agreement has been signed for a three year period (January, 2015 to December 2017). For the first time, BPP Chairman, Yazdi […]