Community heaves sigh of relief after consent terms for Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections are signed and ready for the Bombay High Court on Monday Noshir Dadrawala went on a hunger strike on October 18 to press for early BPP elections. File pic Article by Hemal Ashar | Mid-Day The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) five trustees… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees sign consent terms for elections to be held on Mar 27
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Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustees end hunger strike, say all issues resolved over elections
After high drama including a hunger protest by two of its trustees, the turmoil in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) was resolved on Wednesday evening. The BPP, the apex body representing Parsis and the city’s largest private landlord, has been wrecked due to continuous infighting among its trustees for over a decade now.… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustees end hunger strike, say all issues resolved over elections
BPP must stop airing its dirty linen in public
The BPP is the apex body of the Parsi community and the second largest landlord in the city, after the Bombay Port Trust (BPT). It controls massive swathes of land, many of which are residential colonies or baugs as they are popularly known Mid Day Editorial Board This picture has been used for representational purpose… Continue reading BPP must stop airing its dirty linen in public
Things get (h)eated at Parsi Punchayet office
Trustee’s protest takes form of hunger strike as he claims drastic measures needed to press for elections by year end A combative Noshir Dadrawala (centre) on hunger strike outside the Punchayet office. Pic/Suresh Karkera Noshir Dadrawala, the man of the moment, on a hunger strike outside the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) office at Fort, all… Continue reading Things get (h)eated at Parsi Punchayet office
Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustee to go on hunger strike against decision to postpone election
The crisis in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) intensified over the weekend with a trustee planning to go on a hunger strike from Monday morning. Article by Nauzer Bharucha | TNN Noshir Dadrawala, who resigned last week, protesting against the majority trustees’ decision to postpone the BPP elections to October 2022, said, “This… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustee to go on hunger strike against decision to postpone election
Parsi woman’s bid for Bombay Parsi Punchayat post fails as proposer’s faith remains in doubt
A Parsi woman who challenged rejection of her nomination to contest Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) elections got no immediate relief from Bombay high court. HC referred to her “obvious reluctance’’ to obtain confirmation that her proposer, Rustom Jeejeebhoy, member of the illustrious Jeejeebhoy family, continues to profess Zoroastrianism. Elections to two vacancies are on March… Continue reading Parsi woman’s bid for Bombay Parsi Punchayat post fails as proposer’s faith remains in doubt
Bombay HC refuses ad-interim relief to disqualified candidate for BPP Election
Court makes out ‘no case for interference at this stage’ due to her ‘obvious reluctance’ to obtain confirmation that her nominator for BPP election was an active Zoroastrian The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant ad-interim relief to disqualified Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trusteeship contestant Dr Zuleika Homavazir, who had moved it in… Continue reading Bombay HC refuses ad-interim relief to disqualified candidate for BPP Election
