Dissension between the Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees
and an allegation of assault on a Khareghat Colony office bearer have
resulted in the Dr Nelie Rustomji Noble Medical Centre closing down
The fragile peace that generally characterized the functioning of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) since the trusteeship election two-and-a-half years ago appears to be shattered. Three trustees, Anahita Desai, Hoshang Jal and Dr Adil Malia are said to have written a long letter to the BPP chairman Viraf Mehta and three of their co-trustees, Armaity Tirandaz, Xerxes Dastur and Maharukh Noble expressing their dissent and disapproval of the chairman’s style of functioning. The reasons cited by them allegedly include adhocism, unilateral decision-making, involvement of the chairman’s family in the handling of BPP trust matters, an alleged physical assault at Khareghat......