Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Karan Bhatia Vs. Secretary cum Commissioner, Deptt of Revenue & 2 Ors. | Case No.904/1111/2019/05/3537-3540 | Dated:16.07.2019




In the Court of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
National Capital Territory of Delhi
25-D, Mata Sundari Road, Near Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi-110002
Phone: 011-23216003-04, Telefax: 011-23216005, Email: comdis.delhi@nic.in
[Vested with powers of Civil Court under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016]


Case No.904/1111/2019/05/3537-3540                    Dated:16.07.2019

In the matter of:

Sh. Karan Bhatia,
G-203, Sidh Apartment,
Plot No.107, I.P. Extension,
Patpargang, Delhi-110092.                           .………..Complainant

Versus

The Secretary –cum- Commissioner
O/o. the Divisional Commissioner,
Department of Revenue,
5, Sham Nath Marg,
Delhi-110054                                                         …………..Respondent 1

The District Magistrate (East)
L.M. Bund, Shastri Nagar,
Delhi-110031                                                         …………..Respondent 2

The Sub Divisional Magistrate (East),
Pusta Road, Geeta Colony,
Delhi-110031                                                         …………..Respondent 3


SPECIMEN
ORDER


Sh. Karan Bhatia on behalf of his father Sh. Kamal Kant Bhatia, a person with disability, has filed a complaint vide e-mail dated 14.05.20419 which was registered in L.G Listening Post Portal and received from the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Delhi (Respondent No.1) vide letter dated 20.05.2019 under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Act 2016, here in after referred to as the Act.  He had also sent e-mails to the Office of Hon’ble Prime Minister, India, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Law Minister, Divisional Commissioner, GNCT of Delhi.  Vide his e-mail dated 14.05.2019 submitted that his father had a brain stroke in 2008, 2011 and 2018. After prolonged treatment, he is bed ridden and has lost his speech.  He further submitted that he alongiwth his father visited the SDM(East) Office to get the will of his father registered alongwith GPA.  Though GPA was registered but will was not registered and the Sub Registrar did not treat his father properly and with dignity as his father was/ is unable to speak properly. The Sub Registrar did not make enough efforts to ascertain the provisions of the law and to understand what his father was trying to say.  The complainant further alleged that the officials made his father feel miserable, hurt and embarrassed because he could not speak for himself.  The complainant requested that his father’s will be registered and he should be given an opportunity to speak what he wants.

2.       The matter was taken up with respondents vide Show Cause cum Hearing Notice dated 04.06.2019 and were directed to show cause why necessary documentation cannot be done by deputing officials at the residence.  It had also been decided to hold a hearing in the matter on 22.07.2019 under Section 82 of the Act. 

3.         Sub Registrar, VIII-A, East District, vide his letter dated 03.07.2019 responded to Show Cause cum Hearing Notice dated 04.06.2019 as under:-

“Sir,  
With reference to the notice to Show Cause-cum-hearing received from your good office which further forward from the Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Govt. of NCT of Delhi vide their letter No. F.1(9)/DC(HQ)/PGMS/2019/1273 dated 20/05/2019.  It is to stated that on 07/05/2019 two instruments in the name and style as GPA and will was presented in this office for registration, out of which the GPA was registered vide registration No. 381 dated 08/05/2019 as Executants had answered the basic of mandatory questions through his signed of consent, but during the course and presentation of will, the testator was not properly responding even through his sign of consent, but, during the course of presentation of will, the testator was not properly responding even through his sign of consent, hence, on being safer side, and for the shake of testator that whether he is free will or influence, the  undersigned did not allow the same for presentation/registration.  Further, on receipt of the instant Show Cause Notice, the undersigned after getting the formalities fulfilled for home presentation, reached to the house of the testator and presented the instrument on 27/06/2019 which further registered vide registration No. 377 on being satisfied with his sign of consent on the asked questions during presentation.
Now, the complaint of the complainant has been redressed and therefore it is requested to kindly withdraw the Show Cause Notice and the case may be file. 

Yours faithfully,

(Rakesh Kumar Meena)
Sub Registrar, VIII-A”

4.       The complainant was contacted on telephone on 15.07.2019 to check whether the concerned officers have registered his father’s will and he was satisfied with the action taken by the concerned authorities.  The complainant confirmed that the concerned officers visited his house and completed all the necessary formalities and registered his father’s will and he  and his father are satisfied with the action taken by the concerned officers.

5.       The above action of the concerned officer under the guidance of Secretary(Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner is indeed positive and should be appreciated.  However, I reiterate the need for intensive as-well-as extensive sensitisation and capacity building programmes for the officers and staff of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, the Corporations and all other agencies/ organisations operating from NCT of Delhi on the issues relating to rights of persons with disabilities at regular intervals.

6.       The complaint is disposed of.

7.       Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this 16th day of July, 2019.



(T.D. Dhariyal)
State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities


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