Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Saturday, 19 August 2017

An App called “ AdJourn “



DNA ( 30 July ) carried a report with following headline :




“ BMC tracks counsels, to fire those below par “



The civic body is using a software to keep track of its 60,000 court cases



According to an official, the counsels’ performance will be monitored through the number of adjourn to date



“ We have found that counsels kept running the case for years by getting new dates and continued to charge for each appearance in court “ , said the official





The BMC spent over Rs.100 cr in last 13 years as payment to lawyers, who represented the civic body in various court cases. Majority of the cases pertained to illegal constructions and the highest paid lawyer was senior counsel K K Sanghavi, who received Rs.19.13 cr as legal fees from the BMC in last 13 years.


This was revealed in a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by activist Anil Galgali.


The reply from the corporation further showed that between 2001 to 2014, the BMC engaged 151 lawyers and paid them Rs.105.06 cr as legal fees. The top10 lawyers whom the BMC paid the highest fees were Sanghvi, Anil Sakhre, who was paid Rs.10.58 cr, G E Vahanvaty (Rs.4.9 cr), E P Bharucha (Rs.4.28 cr, S U Kamdar (Rs.3.65  cr), Ramesh Bhat Rs.2.63 cr), Pallav Sisodiya Rs.2.06 cr), J Rais (Rs.1.85 cr, (B L Chabbria (Rs.1.8 cr) and (Subhash Vyas (Rs.1.8 cr). These top 10 lawyers were paid a total of around Rs.51.88 cr, which comes to 49.37% of the total expenses.


The law department of the BMC, however, informed him that it does not have record about the success rate of the cases. “Till now no such independent record is available with the department,” the law department stated in the reply.




Now , there are 2 types of cases , viz:

TYPE A
·         Cases filed by others on BMC
-      Where BMC will save lawyer’s fees if “ No of hearing dates “ are reduced . Call this a SAVING


TYPE B
·         Cases filed by BMC on others
-      Where winning that case would result in some “ Earnings “ for BMC . Call this a EARNING

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Hence , the lawyer’s fees should be decided based on SAVINGS ( in case of TYPE A ) ,

Or EARNINGS ( in case of TYPE B ) – which accrue in the shortest possible time


Based on statistics for the past 10 years , BMC should compute , a FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION CURVE ( a BELL shaped curve ) , for the “ No of Hearing Dates “ and calculate the STANDARD DEVIATION ( Sigma ) and calculate ( + / - ) 3 SIGMA limits


That would tell the BMC , “ Most likely Number of Hearing Dates “ for any given case


Let us say , this figure comes out 20


And BMC already knows in advance , “ Lawyer’s fees per appearance “ ( say, Rs 5000 )


So , estimating exactly ( with a probability of 99 % ) , HOW MUCH this case will cost , is a no brainer ! It would be Rs 100,000 ( for 20 hearings )


Now tell the Counsel :


Sir , this is the Upper Limit of the amount that we will pay you ( Rs 100,000 ) for fighting this case


But , from 10th “ date “ onwards , we will start deducting , Rs 5,000 per each additional hearing , beyond 10th ( - a PENALTY ),

And ,

For each date less than 10 , we will pay you a BONUS of Rs 5,000 !


And , we will DOUBLE the BONUS amount so arrived , if you WIN the case  !


Next witness a miracle !


All cases will start getting completed in 5 hearings !  May be in months , instead of in years !


I have a feeling that , overall , BMC will save crores of rupees ( despite paying BONUSES to lawyers ) , since it would save a huge amount of TIME that its officers are currently spending in courts ( - and earning TA / DA ! )


After reading this , do not be surprised if some Start Up ( could be :  MeetUrPro / LawRato / Vakilsearch /  IndiaFilings / Vahura  ) , comes up with a Mobile App called , “  AdJourn “ , to enable BMC lawyers to enter the adjourned date in the App which instantly and automatically , updates the CASE STATUS on the BMC web site and simultaneously , on the web site of the concerned court  !



Call this , “ Transparency at its Best “ ( - also to judge the performance of the JUDGE ! )


With more than 30 million cases pending in Courts all over India ,”  AdJourn “ could change the very landscape of India’s Legal Management System , if adopted by all the Courts !


This could be one more “ App for Everything “ – which Shri Modi would love to launch !


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20  Aug  2017





Friday, 18 August 2017

An App for Everything ?



From Economic Times ( 18 Aug ) :
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“  Root out Graft to Build New India : PM “



Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised more steps to eradicate corruption and alleviate the common man’s problems as he sought the help of young entrepreneurs to build a New India



Addressing more than 200 young entrepreneurs at the Champions of Change event organized by Niti Aayog, he said :



“ … there was an ‘ app ‘ for filling every gap and technology and innovation should be harnessed to transform the governance  “



Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said the think tank was documenting the suggestions and that this government-business partnership would be taken forward




I don’t know about “ an app for everything “ but , over the past 2 / 3 years , I have sent following suggestions for  TRANSFORMING  INDIA  into a  NEW INDIA , to Shri Modiji  / Shri Amitabh Kantji  :

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Generating Self  Employment

 *  Back Factory ofthe World  ( 09 Sept 2015 )



Replacing  Factory Act with Human Enterprise Act

*   Redefining  Manufacturing   ( 05 Nov  2015 )



From  Job-Seekers  to  Job  Creators





One Poll on One Day

*   VotesApp   (  18  Aug  2013  )




Summary  of  Election  Reforms



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App for  Guaranteed  Delivery  of  Services

*   I SIN > < U SIN  (  18  Aug  2013  )




App  for  Rating  Our  MPs

*   ROMP  (  06  Aug  2015  )




App  to  Banish  Mal-Nutrition


*   BANMALI  (  29  June  2016  )




App  for  Eliminating  Black  Money


*   Black-Mail  (  25  July  2016  )


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App  for  Tracking  Money  Flow


*   Currency  Maps of  India  ( 08  May  2016  )


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Ease  of  Doing  Business


*  An Aadhar   for   Corporate  (  12  May  2016  )

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/05/an-aadhar-for-corporate.html


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App  for  Automatic Employment  Survey


*  From BAD  to  MAD   (  01  June  2016  )


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App for  Digital  Records


*  Digital Locker  Project  (  23  May  2015  )


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App  for  Comprehensive  Health  Care


*  DISPENSER -Digital Delivery of Drugs  (  11  Oct  2015  )


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App  for  Transforming  Urban  Transport


*  DIGI-MET / FARE-CALC  (  31  July  2016  )


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App  for  Detecting  Fake  Notes


*  Fak-e-Mon  (  17  July  2016  )


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Tracking  High  Value  Currency  Notes

*  The  March  of Algorithm  (  05  July  2016   )


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Stopping  Theft  of  Electricity


APre-paid  Electricity  Meter ?  ( 19  May  2017  )




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Incentivizing  Use  of  Electric  Cars


A  Reverse Toll  ?  Possible  (  07  May  2017  )






SolarPanels Charging Electric Cars  ( 04  May  2017  )



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App for Encouraging  Mobile Wallet  Payment


BHIM ; theUnstoppable  ( 14  April  2017  )


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/04/bhim-unstoppable.html


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Revolutionizing  Central  Government








Constitutional  Coalition Government  (  02  Oct  2016  )







Transport :  The  Ultimate  Solution


Internet  of Vehicles  [ IoV ]   ( 04  March  2017  )


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/03/internet-of-vehicles-iov.html


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Solar  Power


SolarPower @ Re 1 / Kwh ?  (  29  Jan  2017  )














It is not possible to list ALL of my suggestions - sent as emails in the belief that Shri Modiji is not averse to suggestions sent by old entrepreneurs  !


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19  Aug  2017






" Election Reforms " Summarized

  






·         One  Nation , One  Vote  ?




·         #EVMBahana







·         One  Poll : One  Time

·         Advantage  Incumbent ?

·         The  Greatest Reform



·         Perennial  Poll Promises
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