Language skills

Chennai-based Arvind Datar's multilingual skills came to the fore on Thursday when he read out the registration documents of a critical 106-acre plot in Versova issued by Zilla Adhikari of Borivali. The documents, critical in the case between the Securities and Exchange Board of India and Sahara, made it clear that the plot was registered for a value of Rs 118 crore after deducting a 30 per cent abatement. "Oh, you can read Marathi?" the surprised judge commented. It turns out Datar is a Maharashtrian settled in Chennai.