In yet another proof of law being an ass ,Gods have been summoned to Court.
Instances.
A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to help resolve a property dispute.
Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in the eastern state of Jharkhand has issued adverts in newspapers asking the gods to “appear before the court personally”.
The gods have been asked to appear before the court on Tuesday, after the judge said that letters addressed to them had gone unanswered.
Ram and Hanuman are among the most popular Indian Hindu gods.
Judge Singh presides in a “fast track” court – designed to resolve disputes quickly – in the city of Dhanbad.
The dispute is now 20 years old and revolves around the ownership of a 1.4 acre plot of land housing two temples.
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 You failed to appear in the court despite notices sent by a peon and post  Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in letter to Lord Ram and Hanuman
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The deities of Ram and Hanuman, the monkey god, are worshipped at the two temples on the land.
Temple priest Manmohan Pathak claims the land belongs to him. Locals say it belongs to the two deities.
The two sides first went to court in 1987.
“A court notice has been officially sent to Lord Indra, the Hindu god of rains, asking Him to explain within three days as to why adequate rains did not occur in the Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), during this monsoon season. Is this a mischief or mockery played at the government procedures or against human beliefs? The government officials are still unable to trace the whereabouts.
The court serves notice to Lord Indra, God of rain
Times of india dated 7th August, 2012, has reported about this mischief played in the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh. The notice has been typed in the official format and terminology, normally used by the government when it issues a summon. It is also duly stamped and signed by the concerned judicial authority, the Sub-District Magistrate of Savayajpur tehsil, in the Hardoi district.
The envelope containing the summon notice is addressed as, “To, Lord Indra, the God of rains, Heaven”. It was sent to a revenue clerk, named Swatantra Kumar, directing him to find out the addressee and serve the summon personally to Lord Indra. The clerk returned the notice with the remark that it could not be delivered due to “technical reasons”. In fact, the concerned magistrate was on leave. Reports say that the notice was really a mischief, with fake stamp and forging signature…
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7132124.stm
http://news.wikinut.com/Court-Summon-Served-to-God/262cm1tc/#God-summoned-to-court
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