The Lives of Sri Aurobindo

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The Lives of Sri Aurobindo

In Aurobindo Ashram v. R. Ramanathan, [Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2016] Respondents alleged, Appellant Ashram failed to take any positive action to prohibit the availability of The Lives of Sri Aurobindo. They even assisted Peter Hees in getting a visa for his continued stay in India.

Whether or not ‘The Lives of Sri Aurobindo‘ is considered objectionable by Orissa High Court eventually, SC has made it clear, “failure to take steps to ban a book that is critical of the philosophical and spiritual guru of a Trust would not fall within the compass of administration of the Trust. It might be an omission of the exercise of proper discretion on the part of the trustees, but certainly not an omission touching upon the administration of the Trust.”

“Ephemeral Brownie Points”.

Peter Hees

 

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'The Last Word' seeks to include not only wise and witty sayings but also curiosities. These words are not of obligation but of delight. I am not alone in my refusal to believe, law is tedious. For all who escaped these percipient eyes, mea culpa maxima. History, after all, has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues.