A DIVORCE CASE UNDER THE COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING HINDU MARRIAGE ACT IN INDIA !!!

"DIVORCE LAWYER: 'You left your 

husband's house and living at 

your parents house since 6 months. 

Now, when my client has appealed for 

a mutual divorce case due to 6 months 

of separation, neither you are agreeing 

for a mutual divorce nor you are going 

back to your husband's house. If you 

don't want to live anymore with your 

husband, then, just release him from 

this unsuccessful married life.'  

WOMAN: 'As per Hindu marriage Act, we, 

the women are powerful. We can live at 

our  parents house and can deny divorce to 

our respective husband. Let that Hindu 

man suffer the whole life or get converted 

to Muslim or Christian religion to 

get permission to have a 2nd wife.' 

MAN: 'Nowadays, many Hindu women 

are misusing the loopholes in the 

Hindu Marriage Act. In developed nations, 

after 6 months of separation, if either man 

or woman applies for a divorce, the divorce 

is granted. The Supreme Court must 

have thought of amending the Hindu 

Marriage Act, instead of thinking too 

much about gays and lesbians.'

DIVORCE LAWYER: 'Madam, what 

problems were you facing with my client?' 

WOMAN: 'I felt as if I am his slave. Like 

my elder sister, I wanted 2 years relaxation 

after my marriage. But, I conceived a baby 

as he forced me, as if, I am 

performing surrogacy. Whenever, I 

demanded any costly Saree worth 7000 

bucks, he reduced  the budget to 4000. 

My elder sister's husband never say 'No' 

to my elder sister in  this regard. I have to 

do all the household works, as if, I am a 

maid servant. I dislike all my in-laws as 

they tell me to do some household 

works. I want freedom. I want an 

apartment of my own, where, there 

will be no in-laws. My elder sister is 

staying in a separate apartment with 

her hubby and kids only. 

'DIVORCE LAWYER : 'Oh ! Madam ! You 

are still so immature and having such a 

cheap mentality. Maybe, your parents 

have given you too much care to 

spoil you totally. In Bengali, we say, 

'Ador er Baandor'. Your mother is 

also a housewife. Did your father bought 

your mother from a slave market ? Do you 

feel yourself as a product of surrogacy ? 

Do you think that your mother 

is a maid servant ?'

WOMAN: 'Just, mind your tongue !'

DIVORCE LAWYER : 'Yes, madam ! 

when it comes to your family, then 

you are feeling bad. Then, imagine, how 

bad my client felt, when you said 

all these things to my client. Many a 

times, you have also said rude words 

to my client, because, he has a hobby 

of writing some articles or poems. You 

are yet immature enough to understand 

the institution of marriage. You believe 

in 'Show Off' strategy, after all, it is the 

era of selfie, groupfie publicity in the 

social media. Your elder sister got 

married, when she was 23 years, 

so she was given 2 years relaxation. 

You got married at 29 years and you 

wanted 2 years relaxation. Don't you 

know that concieving the first baby after 

30 years of age can be a bit 

complicated one. You have got 

married to someone to have a happy, 

sweet family. You have not married to 

someone to compete with your 

elder sister and her husband. 

Married life is about love, respect 

and adjustments, not about competitions 

with anyone. Another case of suspicion is 

there with you. Many a times, when 

any call came to your mobile phone, you 

went to your room and shut the door to 

take that call. Frankly speaking, these 

days, in this nuclear family era, we 

find many divorce cases, only, because, 

the housewife gets involved in 

extra-marital affairs with someone, 

when her husband went out to office. 

Whatever the secret issue is, just 

come out clean, don't try to become 

another 'Manua' in this regard. Do you 

know, why the the charge of Finance 

Ministry is not given to any female 

politician ? I also scold my wife when 

she does unnecessary shopping. 

Is my wife staying at her parents house ? 

You such immature woman can never 

become a good wife. You also forced 

my client many a times to buy a 

3 BHK flat nearer to either your 

parents house or elder sister's house, 

where you can stay separately without 

your in-laws. Why my client will 

leave his parents for your silly 

demands only ? Just release my 

client from your married life and you 

live your life on your own way. If you 

feel, you are a surrogate mother, 

then you handover your child to my 

client and move on as a single woman 

again to find a new victim.'

WOMAN: 'No, I will keep this baby with 

me and demand for 

compensation in the Court.'

DIVORCE LAWYER : 'Oh! Now, you 

are not feeling as if you have been forced 

to do surrogacy by my client. You can 

demand for a compensation as my 

client has filed for a divorce, but, if 

you get married to someone, or get a 

job, then, my client can stop 

giving you compensation. Ok, now, don't 

waste everyone's valuable time. 

Sign the divorce papers to start 

a new life again.'" - Arindam Sain

10 YEARS OF THRILLING, ADVENTUROUS AND ENTERTAINING JOURNEY OF WRITING COMPLETED WITH MOUTHSHUT.COM !!!

Dear Mouthshut.com Readers,

Someone has rightly said that time flies. It is indeed a fabulous 10 years of thrilling, adventurous and entertaining journey of writing with Mouthshut.com for me since 2008. 

1st Mouthshut ID from 2008 to 2010 :- https://www.mouthshut.com/ArindamSain

(Unable to reset the password of my 1st Mouthshut.com ID as it was opened with an email id of Satyam Computers, when I was in Hyderabad. Hence, I opened another ID with my personal email id.)

2nd Mouthshut ID from 2011 to till date: - https://www.mouthshut.com/Arindam_Sain

Total Movie Reviews written till date :- 163 + 353 = 516. 

Hoping to have a thrilling, adventurous and entertaining journey of writing ahead also with this Mouthshut.com. 

Bon Voyage,

Regards, 

Arindam Sain

MAMATA HAS FAILED TO BRING INVESTMENT IN BENGAL !!!

Tinku:- We voted for Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) in the Assembly Election of Bengal in 2011 to remove the Left Front Government. We succeeded in it. But, after observing the TMC Government in West Bengal from 2011 to 2014, we are feeling as if we are drinking the same old wine in a new bottle. We are seeing no changes in Bengal. The major issue in West Bengal is unemployment. The employment rate has not improved under the TMC tenure.

Sebanti:- Even the papers of the exam of School Service Commission is getting leaked. Almost all the candidates appearing for the School Service Commission exam of Bengal are having doubts on their minds about the authenticity, integrity and honesty of the Recruitment Panel.

Basudha:- This TMC Government is totally a failure in terms of its administrative tactics. Mamata Banerjee is not bringing any change in Bengal. She only knows how to shout in public and make some irresponsible comments. If I get raped today, there is no guarantee that tomorrow I will not be termed as a bad girl by the TMC Government. Such is the condition of Bengal. Women are not safe anymore here. By the way, what happened to that Singur Land? Tata has left, but, that land of Singur cannot be used as an agricultural land now. Why Mamata is not inviting some private firms to open up their offices on that Singur Land?

Iliyas:- Again, that’s the politics. TMC wants to get votes from the poor farmers. If they allow MNCs to open up their offices on that agricultural land of Singur, then farmers may become angry. Anyway, even if that land is given back to the farmers of Singur, then also they cannot grow any crop on that infertile land. The shocking news is that the Singur Land belongs to some businessmen and moneylenders. They used to hire those farmers to do the farming. There are many other issues at the backend.  Let us forget about Singur. What about the other companies? Many MNCs are interested in opening up their offices in Kolkata, but, TMC Government is not giving lands to those MNCs at a reduced rate. Moreover, Mamata Banerjee is not so literate enough to understand the concept of Special Economic Zone (SEZ). By wearing a white coloured salwar kameez and giving some lectures on secularism to defame Narendra Modi will not impress the highly educated Muslims like us. We want to see the overall socio-economic development in Bengal. We want more employment in Bengal. But, that is not happening at all.

Tinku:- See! As per my analysis, TMC is not having any organizational structure in it. TMC can be divided into two groups. One is Original TMC Group and another one is Hybrid TMC Group. TMC people who were anti-CPI (M) and anti-Congress are the Original TMC people. TMC people who left CPI (M) or Congress Party and joined TMC to earn some money are the Hybrid TMC People. Hybrid TMC people are ruining the image of the TMC Party and they are continuously playing the trick by keeping the gun on Mamata Banerjee’s shoulder. Look at those hooligans like Anubrata and Arabul. How can you expect anything good from them?

Arindam:- By now, everyone knows that TMC is the carbon copy of CPI(M). That’s not an issue. The issue is that to survive in the political arena of Bengal, will TMC bring some rapid development in Bengal to stay in power or is it that after 2016, BJP will emerge as a big challenger party for TMC? So, what is important? Of course! Development!

Sebanti:- But, how and when will it happen in West Bengal? People who went out of Bengal never even thought of returning back to Bengal because there is no further scope for their career in Bengal.

Arindam:- Mamata Banerjee lacks some basic sense of business. One does not need a hi-fi degree to understand these things. Even a tea seller can do wonders if he/she has this basic sense of business. See, let us assume that there are around ‘n’ number of infertile lands available at a place called ‘X’. Our target is to create ‘X’ as an SEZ. Our first step will be to reduce the prices of ‘n’ number of infertile lands and invite some reputed MNCs to buy those lands at a cheaper price. SEZ gets tax exemptions, so, MNCs will be interested in buying those lands. We will have a deal with those MNCs that they will recruit people every year where 50% people will be from Bengal only. So, many local people of Bengal will get employment. It is Direct Employment. Now, look at the Indirect Employment. In that ‘X’ area, you need some Auto-Rickshaw and Rickshaw pullers to provide transport services. Some restaurants and tea stalls are required. Some people will start constructing residential houses to use it as rent houses for MNC employees. Shopping Malls and Cinema Halls will come up. All in all, for those new offices, local people will also have some earnings. But, what to say, Mamata Banerjee is still a foolish Chief Minister of Bengal. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that “MAMATA HAS FAILED TO BRING INVESTMENT IN BENGAL”.

BLISSFUL BLACK BEAUTY ( NOKIA ASHA 501 BLACK) !!!

Dhanush: - I have heard that you have bought a new mobile handset from Nokia. What's the name of that handset?

Natwarlal: - I bought the Nokia Asha 501 handset. Actual cost of this mobile handset is INR 4600/-, but, in your local mobile store, you will get it at a price of INR 5100/-. Flipkart is selling you this item for INR 4999/- by giving you an 8 GB Memory Chip extra. That's why; I bought it from Flipkart only.

Arindam: - Ok! Ok! That's cool. But, give us some feedback about Nokia Asha 501.

Natwarlal: - Oh! It is a decent handset with a lovely touch screen. There are so many applications that you can spend around 1 or 2 hours with that handset at a stretch without feeling bored at all.

Poppatlal: - Natwar bhaiya, I have heard that this Nokia Asha 501 handset is not having Android in it. It is having a new operating system. Is it true?

Natwarlal:- Yeah! You are right. It is having a new Nokia Operating System which has been named as ‘Fastlane’. You can go from one place to another easily by swiping the touch screen from right to left or from left to right. Nokia proved it that they are still the best in providing excellent GUI interface to the customers.

Dhanush:- Are the apps working fine in this handset?

Natwarlal:- Of course! But, sorry to say, you will not get ‘Whatsapp’ in it. But, still, it hardly matters, because you have the liberty of using Nokia Chat in it. Facebook and Twitter have been installed here by default.  

Gurbinder:- Is the mobile handset hardy enough?

Natwarlal:- Of course! Yes! The polycarbonate is hardy. Moreover, you have the options to select the colour of your handset.  This model is available in different colours in the market.

Arindam:- How is the camera?

Natwarlal:- 3.2 Megapixel camera is just  an average camera in this handset. But, it is not too bad either.  Battery of this handset is of great quality. Nokia always produce some good batteries.

Poppatlal:- Sound quality?

Natwarlal:- Very impressive sound quality. No issues with that. But, one problem it has. Though, it is a dual sim phone, but, you have to use Micro Sim only.

Dhanush:- Oh! It hardly matters nowadays. Sim adapters are available anywhere. That’s why; you can cut the big Sim Cards to make it a Micro Sim in any mobile shop.  But, I have heard from other guys also that, at present, Nokia Asha 501 is the only smart phone which is giving around 90% of the features of expensive smart phones in the market. But, still, Nokia has managed to sell this model at a very low cost. That’s great, man.

Natwarlal:- I have bought the black colour  Nokia Asha 501. It is really a BLISSFUL BLACK BEAUTY. Just go and buy it. Within INR 5000, you will really get a good smart phone in your hand.

DUTY OF BENGAL PANCHAYAT ELECTION OF 2013 AT PATHAR PRATIMA BLOCK (SUNDERBANS DELTA REGION) !!!

Shakti:- In this Bengal Panchayat Election of 2013, even the Staffs of PSU Banks have been allotted the duty of a Polling Personnel. I am a key-holder of a Branch, but, still, I have been assigned the polling duty.

Arindam:- Actually, there is still too much shortage of manpower. That’s why; they are picking up many people from PSU Banks also. In earlier polls, very few staffs of PSU Banks were given the polling duty. But, in this election, they have taken too many Bank Staffs. Anyway, as per the order, we have to go for the duty.

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Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- We have collected all the polling materials from the DCRC (Distribution Centre cum Receiving Centre) of Pathar Pratima Block. We have to cross the river from Ramganga Jetty Ghat to reach Pathar Pratima Block. After reaching there, we have to go by machine-van for 45 minutes or so to reach our polling booth at West Dwarakapur area. There is no electricity and the roads are not so good. So, be prepared for that. We have been given two Armed Policemen from Bengal Police. Both these Policemen are young and from West Midnapore region. Now, I am taking one ballot box. Both of you take one ballot box each.

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Dhiren (2^nd Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Kato dur bhai...aar kato dur. We have been sitting on this machine-van for 45 minutes or so. But, still, we have not reached the booth.

Gopal (The machine-van driver):- Ei jeh Sir, we have just reached the polling booth. This is the new building of the West Dwarakapur Primary School.

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Chapadar (A Sector Officer of Pathar Pratima Block):- Sir, as per your request, all arrangements are ready. Villagers have already requested a cook to do some cooking for tonight. They will also provide some tables, benches and other things so that you can make three secret counters for polling. Officially, we cannot tell anyone to make three secret counters in any polling station. But, generally, in this type of panchayat election, where three separate ballot papers are used by each voter, it is feasible to make three secret counters to speed up the process.

Naskar (3^rd Polling Officer of Booth No.161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Abhiggatar sab samay aykta daam ashe. We were already discussing among ourselves regarding that only. Whether you permit us or not, we will make three secret counters only by taking a consensus from all polling agents of this polling booth.

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A Polling Agent of TMC:- Look, Sir! I have come here at 6.15 AM, but, the polling agents of other parties are yet to come here. They may come late intentionally to delay the start of the polling.

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Rule is Rule! The polling will start at sharp 7 AM at any cost even if not a single polling agent is present here.

A Polling Agent of CPI (M):- Oh! The Polling agent of TMC and the polling agent of BJP are already here. Ok! Sir, now, it is 6.25 AM, show us the empty ballot boxes. We will then sign the small papers. Then, you will seal all the ballot boxes in front of us.

Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Ok! Let us start the proceedings.

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Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- It is 7 AM now. The polling starts.

Murmu (an armed cop of Bengal Police):- Hansda, have you ordered those party men of two parties to remove all the placards within 200 meters of this polling booth.

Hansda (an armed cop of Bengal Police):- I told the 1^st Polling Officer to request all the polling agents to remove those placards. All the polling agents told their respective party men to remove those placards. They have already removed those placards. You look after the queue and I will patrol outside the booth.

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A Polling agent of BJP:- Sir, within 1 hour, only 47 voters have cast their respective vote. In total, there are around 660 voters in this booth. You need to speed up. If you work slowly like this, then the polling will not end by 5 PM.

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- I am doing this duty for the first time. Let me take some time to understand the nature of the pitch. Once I settle down well, I will score more runs rapidly. The poll will be completed well before 5 PM if all the voters plan to vote within 4 PM or so.

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Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- 1^st Polling Officer, what’s the status now after 5 hours of polling? It is 12 noon now.

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- At present, 345 voters have casted their votes. Out of them, 206 are female voters and 139 are male voters. 

A Polling Agent of CPI (M):- Sir, this is the first time, where so many female voters have come to the polling booth to cast their votes. In earlier polls, only around 70% of female voters use to come to the polling booth.

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Pradhan (4^th Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- You are wasting some time in tearing those ballot papers from the slips. Let us do one thing. Even if a voter knows to sign, take his/her left thumb impression on the ballot paper counterfoil to speed up the process. You just check the serial number of a voter and his/her Voter ID card and then write the serial number on the counterfoil. I will take the voter’s LTI on the counterfoil and give the ballot paper to the voter after tearing it up. Then, as usual, I will make the ink-mark on the left hand finger of that voter.

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Ok! Done!

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Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- It is 5 PM now. 1^st Polling Officer, what’s the score now?

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Sir! It is 624 votes out of 660 voters. In this booth, total voters are 667. 7 are dead. So, number of valid voters is 660. 320 male voters and 304 female voters have cast their respective vote today. So, in total, 94.5% of voters have come to this booth. If you round it up, it is 95% which is quite good. 

Dhiren (2^nd Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- After 4 PM, only 3 voters came to cast their vote. Within 4 PM itself, it was 621 votes. Overall, it is a good polling. Good response from voters.

A Polling Agent of TMC:- Sir, you increased your speed at the 3^rd and 4^th slot. That’s why; everything got finished so early. In the adjacent booths of this area, the polling process may get end by 10 PM tonight. 

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Ok! Thanks for the compliment. Sir, it is already 5.05 PM now. Declare the end of poll and send an SMS to Message Centre of Election Commission that the polling of this Booth No. 161 has ended successfully. 

Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Yes, I am already doing it and I hereby declare that the poll has ended. 

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A Villager of Pathar Pratima Block:- Sir, some of our villagers will also go with you all. We will be on another machine-van to follow your machine-van to ensure that no ballot-box capturing takes place. Already those incidents happened in the past. 

Naskar (3^rd Polling Officer of Booth No.161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Oh! Babah! Taai naaki! Se toh dangerous byapar! Sir! Ektu e byapare bibechona kore dyakhen. Jayega taa toh subidher noy dekshi.

Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Ok! I have no problem if some villagers accompany us till the Jetty Ghat of Pathar Pratima. 

Dhiren (2^nd Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Generally, how many bullets you are given for this duty.

Murmu (an armed cop of Bengal Police):- 30 rounds of bullets. Don’t worry; we are from West Midnapore. We have dealt with Maoists also.

 

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Pradhan (4^th Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- What’s the matter! Why the DCRC team is not accepting our ballot boxes?

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Actually, in every paper, there should be the seal of the Polling Booth. Moreover, there should be separate documents for Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti. Some envelopes are to be sealed and some remain unsealed. Not only have that, all unused ballot papers and voter’s slips should also be kept in a separate envelope. Our Presiding Officer (PRO) has filled up all the documents but those wax sealing and stamping work is pending. 

Naskar (3^rd Polling Officer of Booth No.161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Dyakso kando! Arrey Baba! Boi ta ki mukh dyakte disse! Boi pora thakle por, eto problem hoito naa. Our PRO has not read the Manual Book properly. All other PROs have read the Manual Book. That’s why; their ballot boxes got received smoothly.

Dhiren (2^nd Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block whispering at Arindam):- Naskar Babu and Pradhan Babu are fond of giving too much lectures only. Actually, our team is like a team of dramatists and of diverse nature. Pradhan Babu is wearing a dhuti-punjabi and works in Public Affairs. Sarifuddin Babu is a Muslim teacher of a Madrasah Primary School who is fasting in this Ramzan month. You are in a PSU Bank and I am a High School Teacher. Naskar Babu is a primary school teacher who is always wearing a half-sleeve shirt and a lungi. I thought that he is a Muslim person when I saw him for the first time. He came in DCRC also by wearing a lungi only and kept on wearing that same lungi during the duty hours also. He is still wearing that lungi only.  Ha ha ha...

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Ha ha ha...Naskar Babu is a typical and traditional villager of Rural Bengal. He still talks with the East Bengal accent while speaking Bengali.

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Sarifuddin (Presiding Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- Finally, after struggling for an hour or so, our ballot boxes got received by DCRC. They have organized some buses for various routes. Let us now take the release orders and start walking towards the Dhruvabazar Bus Stand.

Arindam (1^st Polling Officer of Booth No. 161 of Pathar Pratima Block):- We will be eagerly waiting to see which political party wins in Rural Bengal. Anyway, we have successfully completed our "DUTY OF BENGAL PANCHAYAT ELECTION OF 2013 AT PATHAR PRATIMA BLOCK (SUNDERBANS DELTA REGION).”