Wednesday, December 21

Updates From AISPA - Ashok Bahirwani (20 Dec. 2011)

Good Evening Speakasians,

The heart wants to start celebrating but the mind advices to show some restraint till the final verdict is announced by the Hon. Supreme Court.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti ji has concluded his mediation process yesterday i.e. 19th December, 2011.

It is now clear that all the respondents have recorded their presence before the Hon. Mediator including the elusive EOW.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lahoti ji will soon file his report before the Hon. Supreme Court and the matter should come up for hearing before the Supreme Court in early January, 2012.

I only wish to draw the attention of all the Speakasians that although the matter is moving positively in our favour the relief as is being spread on various forums is absolutely false and baseless.

The WEBSITE AND PAYMENTS are not going to start before 28th December, 2011 etc. like is being reported on various forums. All this will surely happen but only after the matter has been heard and finally ordered by the Hon. Supreme Court.

It is now only a matter of time that we all will taste sweet victory very very soon.

"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it" …Paul Bryant

Once again I wish to urge all my Speakasian family members continue to be united, remain absolutely positive, have complete unflinching faith in SAOL.

We are bound to win and we will definitely win …Tarak Bajpai.

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia.

Proud to be Speakasian… actually very proud

Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA

Monday, December 19

Updates From AISPA - Ashok Bahirwani (19 Dec. 2011)

Good Morning Speakasians,

It’s been a while since I have been able to post my updates mainly because I have been having a series of meetings and co coordinating various activities all related to our battle for survival.

Coming straight to the point of updating my Speakasian Family as to the current legal position in the various matters, I wish to summarize as follows:

1. The AISPA Writ filed in the Mumbai High Court CRWP/3611/2011 was heard on 9th December and later on 14th December, on both the occasions after 5pm only because the court took cognizance of the importance of the matter.

2. In the last hearing the EOW objected to AISPA being the party on the ground that AISPA was not named in the FIR. EOW also wanted the WRIT to be dismissed on the grounds that the complainant (Navneet Khosla) was not a party respondent.

3. The Hon. High Court is seized of the matter and without taking the option of dismissing the WRIT, sensing the importance of the matter ordered AISPA to suitably amend the petition.

4. The matter is now posted for hearing on the 22nd December, 2011. The WRIT has been amended and is being amended further under the advice of the Hon. High Court.

5. I wish to remind all the Speakasians that this WRIT has been filed against the EOW and its atrocities in the SAOL matter.

6. Mr. Melwyn Crasto’s bail was rejected by the Learned Magistrate. The bail application is now filed in the Hon’ble Session’s court and will come up for hearing on 30th December, 2011. This is one delay which is excruciatingly painful

7. Mr. Ashish Dandekar was sent to Judicial Custody by the learned Magistrate. His bail application was filed and was heard on 17th December, 2011. The matter is now posted for orders on 20th December, 2011.

8. SLP 7509 and 7510 of 2011 in the Hon. Supreme Court, relating to quashing of FIR in Andhra Pradesh, could not be heard as the notices could not be served due to some administrative issues. The SLP’s will now be heard sometime in last week January or first week of February 2012.

9. The above SLP’s are filed against the CB CID AP and the NGO “Corporate Fraud Watch”.

10. Hon. Mr. Justice Lahoti ji Mediation meet will be heard sooner than we all expect. The Progress in this mediation meet is more than positive in our favour. The swift pace of the progress is due to the proactive manner in which both SAOL and HVP have represented themselves before the Hon. Mediator.

11. We all know that RBI and CBDT (IT Dept) have both already come before the Mediator. I am sure, as per the submissions of the EOW before the Mumbai High Court in the last hearing on the 14th December, 2011, the EOW will surely come before the Mediator in the third Mediation meeting.

I wish to inform the entire Speakasian family that the whole process is moving in the positive direction albeit a little slow and that is what is testing the patience of this entire wonderful family. As per the opinion of the legal team the matter is positively poised in our favour and has moved thus far in a way far better than our expectations and we can clearly see the resultant outcome in our favour.

There have been various discussions and viewpoints aired by various panelists on some steps taken on the advice of the legal team to which I only wish to comment that while you are being treated by doctors for some ailment you simply entrust your faith in the hands of the doctor, you do not start educating yourself in medical science. With the advent of the Google Search one may do a superficial study on the ailment to know some details but cannot doubt the doctor on his line of treatment.

Similarly neither I nor anybody else who is not a lawyer or advocate is qualified to express our opinion in the matter. I for one have decided to follow the advice of our legal team without doubting their ability or question their intention as I am aware that we are being represented by the best of the best in this field.

The only saving grace for us, in this atrocious fight against the corrupt and illogical system, has been our unquestionable and unflinching unity. We will not allow this unity to be splintered away at whatever cost. Our vision and goal is absolutely clear we will not drift away. We are all duty bound to remain united and fight this battle for the final victory of SAOL and indeed for all Speakasians.

“First they ignore you (SAOL Competitors), then they laugh at you (Star News), then they fight you (Authorities), then you win (SAOL)”. …Sincere apologies to the great Mahatma Gandhi

At the end of the journey when everybody is tired and fighting fatigue, I know it is difficult to keep your thoughts in the right perspective and maintain some sort of sanity but then this is what tough people like us Speakasians are made off.

Hold your breath, keep united fight off negativity and visualize positivity.

Have Patience, Have faith and trust your company.

Jai Speakasia,

Proud to be Speakasian,

Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA

Wednesday, December 14

Updates From AISPA - Ashok Bahirwani (13 Dec. 2011)

Good Evening Speakasians,

The entire family of 12.5 lakh Speakasian’s want to know what happened yesterday i.e. on 12th December, 2011 before the Hon’ble justice Lahoti ji.

Friends, family members we need to realize that this mediation process before the Hon’ble Lahoti ji is a closed door mediation process. By the word Closed Door I am sure that all of you understand that it means that Justice Lahoti ji wants that the entire process to remain under wraps and a complete secret this secrecy is to our combined benefit and will only help us in the long run.

I have learnt through informed sources that Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lahoti ji is very disturbed and perturbed at the violation of his privacy. Out of sheer over enthusiasm many panelists have been calling him and disturbing his privacy.

It will not be out of place to inform all of you that by making unsolicited phone calls, not only are we irritating an eminent person, we are also making ourselves liable to legal action for invasion of privacy.

We all need to understand that Justice Lahoti ji is an eminent personality having been the 35th Chief Justice of India and we need to show some respect to his eminence.

I wish to once again request all my Speakasian brethren that we are lucky that our mediation is in the safe hands of a person like Justice Lahoti ji who is known, not only to be proactive but an absolutely just and highly knowledgeable and learned personality, we could not have a better mediator.

By trespassing into his privacy, we risk losing the favor of someone who holds our future in judgment. Let us not show ourselves in low respect before this eminent personality.

I wish to summarize the mediation process, till now as being positive and in our favour. If at all the matter goes against us from now on it will be only if we Speakasians do not know how to control our emotions.

Yesterday was an important day as is tomorrow. The war continues, Battles are won or lost on a daily and regular basis, our focus and aim remains on winning the final war. The final victory is when the entire business restarts.

I will not rejoice victory of a battle neither will I rue a loss, my ultimate goal is the final victory of the war.

Till we are not able to find peace and safety of each and every Speakasians personal liberty and the ultimate right to choose their, own way, to livelihood we at AISPA will not rest in peace.

Till any Speakasian remains in custody, or in fear of his personal liberty, our fight is not over. Till the Business does not restart our war is not over.

Have Patience, Have Faith, Trust your Company.

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia…..

Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA

Saturday, December 10

Updates From AISPA - Ashok Bahirwani (10 Dec. 2011)

Good Morning Speakasians,

It has been a very difficult 16 days since our President Mr. Melwyn Crasto was picked up in the morning of 24th November, 2011 and illegally arrested by the EOW Mumbai. Melwyn continues to languish in jail, paying the price, for daring to give a voice to all us Speakasians.

I have been living under constant threat and fear of my own personal liberty for these last 16 days.

Yesterday i.e. Friday 9th December, 2011 was the day when we thought Melwyn would finally go home, but alas it was not to be, the Learned Magistrate has posted the matter to Monday the 12th December, 2011 for orders. Mr. Ashish Dandekar was, as expected, further remanded to police custody till 15th December, 2011.

In The Mumbai High Court three matters were listed as follows:

1. SAOL v/s State of Maharashtra CRWP 3210/2011 for quashing of the Raigad FIR.

2. SAOL v/s State of Maharashtra CRWP 3211/2011 for quashing of the Thane FIR.

3. AISPA v/s State of Maharashtra CRWP 3611/2011 against the atrocities of EOW.

The daily board at the High Court was postponed to Monday. On the submission of our senior counsel Adv. Shrikant Bhat and showing respect to his seniority, the Hon. Court agreed to hear the AISPA matter at the end of the board. The Matter was finally heard after 5.00 pm. No small achievement this.

During the hearing it was felt that for better and larger protection of all the panelists, some amendments were required and as such the matter has been adjourned to Wednesday 14th December, 2011.

We all know of the upcoming Mediation meeting before the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lahoti ji. I wish to once again draw your collective attention that it is the desire of the learned Lahoti ji that the entire matter be not published and made public.

This mediation process is a closed door mediation process therefore I urge my Speakasian family not to be too inquisitive about the regular updates on this meeting.

We all should be more interested in the final outcome, which I am sure will be in our favour, ushering in our collective victory.

Let me once again remind all my family members that AISPA has been relentlessly working for the common good of the Panelists in general. All actions and movements undertaken for the larger interest of the panelist have been decided after thorough discussion within the legal team. This is team work at its best and no decision, yes I repeat, no decision is taken individually.

I once again bring to your attention that AISPA is duty bound to take all such steps that will benefit the larger interest of the Speakasian family. AISPA is not going to be stopped in their track either by the authorities or any disgruntled and misinformed group within the family.

There are various groups, sub groups and individuals who have been overtly and covertly working to strengthen this fight of Speakasians for the ultimate victory of SAOL. I thank all of them.

All of them know that their suggestions and advice have always been incorporated and factored into the decision making process.

AISPA does not back out neither does it bow down before illogical and unsubstantiated demands of anybody who does not see the bigger picture and who does not talk of the larger interest of all Speakasians.

“He who cannot reason is a fool. He who will not reason is a bigot. He who dares not is a slave.”
….W. Drummond

I live in optimism, I dream every day of a better tomorrow for my Speakasian family.

I have dedicated my present for the better future of my family and for the entire Speakasian Family.

I have no time to delve in the past. That is the luxury I cannot afford.

I once again call upon you to remain patient, have faith, and trust the company.

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia,

Jai Speakasia…..

Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA