1st April 2016 - Rotary Club of Delhi MidTown

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Meet our Guest Speaker
Schooling at ModernSchool, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. B.Sc. (Hons.) in
Chemistry from HinduCollege, DelhiUniversity and LL.B from Law Faculty,
DelhiUniversity. Enrolled as an Advocate in 1973 at Delhi and practised in
Supreme Court and Delhi High Court since 1973. Was an Advocate on Record
in the Supreme Court from 1978 to 1998. Was a Member Secretary/Treasurer
of the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee from 1986 to 1995. Author of the
book titled 'Law and sports in India' published by LexisNexis Butterworth
Wadhwa in December 2010. Conducted cases in Civil Law, Constitutional
Law, Labour Law and Public Interest Litigation.
Successfully represented 8 banned cricketers as a counsel in 1989. Appeared
Justice Mukul Mudgal as Amicus Curiae in several cases in the Supreme Court for cases concerning
prison reforms (Sunil Batra vs. Delhi Administration), environment such as the CNG case and as a
counsel in gender justice case (Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan). Was a Member of National Legal
Services Authority (NALSA) and Governing Council of Indian Law Institute. Was a Member of
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Geneva for more than a decade and was the Honorary Secretary
of International Law Association (India Chapter).
Appointed as a Judge of High Court of Delhi on 2nd March 1998. Visited South Africa as a part of
Judicial delegation led by the Chief Justice of India and lectured at South African Universities. Also
represented India in the ILA seminars in Rio De Janeiro and Toronto.
Elevated as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court w.e.f. 05.12.2009 and retired on 4th
January 2011.
Was the Chairman of the drafting committee for the National Sports Development Bill, 2011 and the
Sporting Fraud Bill, 2013 and was the Chairman of the Doping Probe Committee constituted by the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Was also the Chairman of the committee
which suggested the proposed amendments to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 to the
Ministry of Culture. Also Legal advisor to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids run by the
Bloomberg Foundation, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation for the Slum
Dwellers Act and the Rickshaw Pullers Act. He also headed the one man committee appointed by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs to probe the Wal-mart lobbying allegations and was the Chairperson
of the committee of experts to examine issues of certification under Cinematograph Act, 1952. He
also headed the IPL Probe Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India to investigate the
allegations of betting and match fixing in IPL cricket matches.
Has written articles in the main stream media on current legal and sport problems like separation of
powers, right to information qua the CBI, Powers of the Press Council and the DRS system in
cricket.Was appointed as an Independent Advisor to the Lord Woolf Committee by ICC for the
Independent governance review of the International Cricket Council. Was sent by the External
Affairs Ministry, Government of India as the advisor to the Enquiry Committee set up by the
Maldivian Government to enquire into the recent change of the regime in Maldives.
Has delivered about 100 Arbitration Judgments as a Judge of the Delhi High Court and Punjab and
Haryana High Court. Has been appointed as an Arbitrator in about 100 cases.
Art Fund Raiser
Club Calender
01 April 2016
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
VOLUME 35/2015-16
Friday
01 April 2016 at 1pm
The Imperial, New Delhi
Guest Speaker
Justice Mukul Mudgal
Friday
08 April 2016 at 1pm
The Imperial, New Delhi
Guest Speakers
Rocky & Mayur
Highway on my plate
(as seen on TV)
Friday
15 April 2016
MIDTOWN
WHEEL
Ram Navami
NO MEETING
Thursday
Charter Night Celebrations: A Rich Presidential Legacy
21 April 2016
Fund Raiser at the residence of
the Finnish Ambassador.
3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
(Please note change of venue & day)
Friday
29 April 2016 at 1pm
The Imperial, New Delhi
Guest Speaker
Dr. Ashwani Kumar (MP)
Spokesperson Congress (I)
RCDM Fundraiser 2016 is being organised by Art and Culture committee on
Thursday, April 21, 7 to 10 pm at the residence of the Ambassador of Finland,
New Delhi.
Our own Rtn Anju Modi, recipient of the prestigious Filmfare awards for her
work in Bajirao Mastani, will be contributing her creations for the fund raiser.
Rtn Shibani Chawla, of the prolific Chawla Art Gallery, will be also offering
works of Art for discerning and budding art collectors.
A painting of Mother Teresa by noted
artist Bina Pandya, signed by the Mother
has been very generously donated by the
artist.
The painter had received an offer of Rs.
10 lac for the painting, but is willing to
donate to the fund raiser - half of
proceeds will go to Missionaries of
Charity and half to our Rotary
Foundation.
We are first offering RCDM Members a
Chance to bid for this painting of Mother
MOTHER TERESA - ( oil on canvas - 20" x 18")
Teresa (soon to be conferred Sainthood).
Kindly send your bid (Min. Rs. 1 Lac) to Rtn Shibani Chawla Phone: 98-18-111222
Email: sc@chawla-artgallery.com or the Secretariat Email: info@rcdm3011.org for the same.
Rtn Anju Modi has very graciously donated to the
RCDM Fundraiser
her creation : “Deepika
Padukone's ensemble. Worn for the song Deewani
Mastani in the Bollywood hit “Bajirao Mastani” it is
truly a symbol of elegance. This timeless piece is
among the most creative work of Anju Modi in the
blockbuster movie. A heavy look yet wearable attire in
an olive colour base with golden tone and lot of
layering with flowing fabrics, is a perfect example of
recreation of historic era in this modern world.
Deepika’s beauty blossomed in this elegant piece of
work.”(photo above).
The retail price of this exquisite garment is Rs. 2 lac,
however we are offering this by way of bid to
Rotarians with a reserve price of Rs. 1 lac only.
Rotarians would be offered ROFR (Right of First
Refusal)- to match, or better, the highest bid by a nonRotarian.
We look forward to strong bidding from MidTowners!
Front Row
L-R : PP Rtn. Capt. S. Vasudeva, PP Rtn. Inder Sharma, PP Rtn. Ravi Nath, PP Rtn. Robindra Gupta,
PP Rtn. R.K. Somany, RCDM President Bharat R. Joshi, PP Rtn. N.S. Mittal,
PP Rtn. D.J. Shah, PP Rtn. Dr. R.K. Bali, PP Rtn. Dinesh Mehta, PP Rtn. S.C. Khanna
Row 2
L-R : PP Rtn. Aneel Agarwal, RCDM Hony. Secretary Ashish Chandiok, PP Rtn. P. Multani,
PP Rtn. V.S. Dutta, PP Rtn. Atul Dua, PP Rtn. Dr. S.C. Nigam
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RCDM Hony. Secretary Rtn Ashish Chandiok greeted
members on their Birthday and Wedding Anniversary. He
indicated that due to Good Friday,there will be no meeting on
25th March. Normal weekly meetings will be held on 1st &
8th April. There will be no meeting on 15th April as it is Ram
Navami. This will then be followed by the Fund Raiser on
21st April at the residence of the Ambassador of Finland. Rtn
Anju Modi and Rtn Shibani Chawla will be organising an
ambitious and exciting fund raiser. (Further details on page 4)
Charter Night 2016 heralded completion of 41 years for Rotary Club of Delhi Midtown.Due to a coincidence 18th
March 2016 happened to be a Friday. The celebrations started at 8pm. The occasion saw a good turnout of
members, especially of Past Presidents.
RCDM President Rtn Bharat R.Joshi extended a warm welcome to all the members and their spouses present.
The club has many leaders both past and future among its members. At every weekly meeting there are the elders
to advise the later and younger members including the office bearers on the way forward.The legacy enjoyed
thanks to the contribution of Past Presidents has made us ready to achieve even greater heights.
The meeting started with the President first remembering departed PP & Senior Rotarians, two of whom we lost
during the past month.
President Rtn Bharat R. Joshi mentioned many
Past Presidents who like others members of the
Club are leaders in their respective professions
including Industry, Art & Culture, Judicial and
Medical fraternity. This experience is manifest in
many ways including the resounding success of
the oral hygiene camp held on Sunday the 13th
March at Bibipur village. The medical and
administrative inputs provided by Rtn Dr. R.K.
Bali along with his team witnessed an
overwhelming response from the inhabitants of
the village.
Spouse of the RCDM Charter President 1975-76
late Rtn O.P.Vaish being honoured by RCDM
RCDM Vice-President & Hony. Secretary
RCDM Past Presidents felicitated by President RCDM
The membership has grown to approach the 150 mark including top diplomats and ex-patriates. This has
retained the International character of RCDM.
President used this occasion to make an appeal to the members to make a donation to the Rotary Foundation.
8-10 members immediately responded with a spontaneous show of generosity.
Happy Birthday
Greetings
PP Rtn. Atul Dua
Apr 7
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BOARD 2015-16
Bharat R. Joshi Sanjay Kapoor
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Sudhanshu Pasichia
VICE PRESIDENT
DIRECTORS: PP Rajendra K. Somany
Ashish Chandiok
Ashish Gupt a
Vinay Va ish
PP V. S. Da tta
Dr. Ankush Sabharwal
HONY. SECRETARY
J OINT SECRETARY
TREASURER
IMM. PAST PRESIDENT
SERGEANT-AT -ARMS
PP Capt. Suresh Vasudeva
PP Dr. Sunil Nigam Arvind M. Deshraj Dr. Rita Duggal
Dr. Deep Goel
RCDM Treasurer Rtn. Vinay Vaish & R’anne Mamta
being greeted for their Wedding Anniversary
CLUB SE CR ET AR I AT :
info@rcdm3011.org
PP Dilip J. Shah
CLUB TRAINER
PP Rtn R.K.Somany cutting the cake to adjourn
the meeting and commence celebrations.
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