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Physiotherapy Centre with SCA Freedom Fighter Colony - 12 th Oct’10- Operational Dr. Bobby Manager Program facilitated operationalization of Physiotherapy Center. Dr. Deepak Physiotherapist also helped. Mr. Adil is physiotherapist at the SCA Center. SCAs 13 th Oct‟10- SCA Meeting at HelpAge India office OAHs - 27 th Oct‟10 Condolence for passing away of Mrs. Sudershan Arora Vice Chairperson of Conf of SCAs of Delhi. SCAs met to take up HelpAge India Health Report with focus on 80+ within their associations & advocate it. Over 25 members of Conf. participated from various SCAs . Meeting presided by Dr. Bakshi ND(Adv) and facilitated by Dr. Bobby Manager Prog Delhi-NCR. Senior Citizens of OAH Tilak Vihar visit Ryan Int. School, Rohini for Elders Day Celebration. Ms. Anju Jeet Incharge-Volunteer Recreation Centre facilitated the visit. Dr. Bobby Manager Prog Delhi-NCR also facilitated. CASE REPORT –Oct’10 Delhi-Helpline Name:-Mrs.V.Laxmi Age: - 73 yr Sex: - Female Address-574, Mandakani Enclave, Alaknanda, New Delhi-19 Contact No: -011-26274482 Nature of the case:-Harassment & torture Complaint received through: - Phone Summary of the problem stated by the Client: - The senior citizen Mrs.V.Laxmi approached Delhi Helpline for the help, she stated that she has received a summon from her daughter-in-law from Vijayawada and she said that she is in state of shock of mind and is not in a condition to do anything as there is no one else who can be of any help and her husband is ill too. Helpline after discussion asked her to visit personally to discuss the matter in details. She was called to Delhi Helpline on 20 th Oct‟10. Mr. Aditya Kr. [Advocate-Delhi Helpline-Volunteer Lawyer-Also Senior Citizen] and Sr. Executive discussed the problem with her. She told that, she has four sons and two daughters. Her elder son died in the accident and one daughter got married, according to her they are not in touch with any of their children due to some dispute amongst them and don‟t know where they are but all of a sudden she has received a summon from her daughter-in-law as she assumed that one of her son might have got married. Her daughter-in-law has filed a complaint / petition against her husband Mr. Sarvesh, Mr. Murthy (other son)) and on her name under Domestic Violence Act. Ms. Laxmi claims that she is not aware of her son‟s warebouts. The Metropolitan Court of Vijayawada in response has issued a letter to Women and Child (WC) Dept, Vijayawada which has issued summon to her and her sons to either appear or send affidavit by 25 th Oct‟10 morning Monday to Add Comm. Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in reply to this complaint or face a warrant by court issued through police of Vijayawada. However if none appear or inform via affidavit she will have to face some legal action.
Helpline intervene- Delhi Helpline had discussed the matter in details with her and also asked her to visit the Helpline so that matter can be discussed in details. Problem was discussed with Mr. Aditya Kr. [Advocate-Delhi Helpline-Volunteer Lawyer-Also Senior Citizen] by Manager Delhi Helpline and Sr. Executive Delhi Helpline.Where Volunteer Lawyer gave his advice in this regard. Manager Delhi Helpline talked to Executive Helpline Hyderabad Helpline where her case had first come up. Manager Helpline also talked with Mr. Dass Head of AP as we need their assistance to understand the problem better because V. Laxmi understand little Hindi as she understands/ communicate better in her regional language and further the summon is in regional language too. Hyderabad Helpline provided their full support to her and has coordinated with her as and when required and also discussed with the legal advisor and provided his opinion also. Delhi Helpline Manager after coordinating with Hyderabad Helpline and legal advise of Volunteer Lawyer called her again to helpline office and gave her the draft affidavits prepared with the help of HelpAge Legal Advisor and Volunteer Lawyer after discussing with her husband and her lawyer and asked her to Fax it to the Metropolitan Court of Vijayawada before 25 th October, 2010. Follow ups Sr.Executive called her on 25 th Oct but she didn‟t attend the call. Sr.Executive called her again on 26 th Oct and talked to her and asked about the progress made in this regard, she informed that she has finalized the draft and explained the reason for not th as she speaking to us on 25 has finalized the draft she told that she went to four different places to fax the affidavit but due to some error she couldn‟t fax it then spoke to Hyderabad Helpline Counselor about the problem and he after speaking to Add Comm. Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) , Hyderabad about it were able to convince her to allow her to send the affidavit through courier and she has agreed to it. We gave (ACMM) Hyderabad and Phone No. to Mrs. Laxmi and asked her to send it through Courier. Manager Delhi Helpline had drafted the affidavit after discussions with inputs from Mr. Dass AP Head & Hyderabad Helpline & Delhi Helpline Volunteer Lawyer and HelpAge India lawyer. Final facilitation of the case was done by Manager Helpline. SEPTEMBER 2010 8thSept’10 – Visit of Deutche Vella and AIR to OAH Gharonda & Home for Aged . Radio team forwarded by Ms. Rachnaa Thapliyal DD-Grants. Visit facilitated by Dr. Bobby Manager Prog Delhi-NCR and Mr. Rakesh (then) PO D1. SCAs 12 th Sept‟10- Healthy Heart Camp with Vanprashth SCA Hissar and Gram Swarajya Sansthan Dr. Bobby Manager Programs Delhi-NCR facilitating Healthy Heart Camp in Hissar with SCA Hissar and Nav Yuvak Kala Sangam (SAGP partner). 135 elderly benefited from camp of which 20 were from SAGP.
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