The Brave Pedestrian

30th May, 2019, Mumbai: It seems that for nearly seven years, Indian judiciary has been struggling with one riddle, and that riddle is this: Was Anita Wadhawal a "workman", entitled to protection of the labour laws of the state? Or wasn't she? It would appear that after endless proceedings stretching from June 2012, and examining witnesses and documentary evidences, the court is still not able to decide whether she is a workman or not. Anita Wadhawal - Employee of FL Smidth, Thane, India Labour Court, Thane, has conclusively come to the finding that she is indeed a workman, and that her employer, Danish company FLSmidth, are guilty of Unfair Labour Practices. But the company has suffered no adverse consequences. On the other hand, Anita Wadhawal has been utterly ruined. Compelled to stay out of employment in order to avoid dismissal of her plaint, she has suffered total loss of income for seven years. As the sole earning member of her family, with aged parents...

Mumbai, 12th May, 2019: I am posting the below emailed police complaint made on 5th June, 2015 on my blog, merely for the record. I am not anticipating any threat from this person, but I want it to be on my blog as a matter of public record. Below is a copy-paste of my email sent on that day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Krishnaraj Rao <krish.kkphoto@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 8:04 PM Subject: Call received from person claiming to be Ravi Pujari from Australia To: Police Commissioner <police.mumbai@gmail.com>, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic Mumbai <jcptraffic@gmail.com>, <cybercell.mumbai@mahapolice.gov.in>, <cp.mum.dcp.det@mahapolice.gov.in>, <cp.mumbai@mahapolice.gov.in>, <addlcpcrimeoffice@gmail.com>, <dcpzone11-mum@mahapolice.gov.in>, <dcpzone11@gmail.com>, Chief Minister office <CM@maharashtra.gov.in>, <chiefminister@mahar...