A COVID-denier accused of violating the Quarantine Act after returning from a Flat Earth conference last year has had his lawsuit against the B.C. government and New Westminster Police Department dismissed.
Makhan 害羞草研究所淢ak害羞草研究所� Singh Parhar of New Westminster, 47, was charged with three counts under section 71 of the Quarantine Act for allegedly breaking his mandatory 14-day self-isolation on Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov.2, 2020.
According to posts on his Facebook page, Parhar was in the United States to attend an event called Flatoberfest 2020 in Greenville, South Carolina on Oct. 24. The event, which is described on its website as 害羞草研究所渁n interactive conference for alternative cosmology enthusiasts,害羞草研究所� was attended by 害羞草研究所渃lose to 400 people害羞草研究所� according to a video posted to Parhar害羞草研究所檚 Facebook page.
New Westminster police arrested Parhar on Nov. 2, alleging that, despite being reminded of federal legislation requiring travelers to self-isolate under the Quarantine Act and receiving a violation ticket, Parhar refused to comply and continued leaving his residence.
A video shot at an anti-mask rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Nov. 1 and shows him speaking to the crowd about his recent trip and his refusal to sign a 害羞草研究所渜uarantine害羞草研究所� form at customs or abide by orders to self-isolate.
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After several court appearances in the months since, his trial is now scheduled to begin July 29, 2021.
In his suit, Parhar 害羞草研究所� who identified himself as 害羞草研究所渋:man:Mak of the Parhar family害羞草研究所� in his notice of civil claim 害羞草研究所� accused Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix, Attorney General David Eby, NWPD Chief Constable Dave Jansen and Crown prosecutor Adrienne Switzer of trespass, malfeasance, extortion, terrorism, kidnapping and fraud, and challenged the jurisdiction of the courts.
Parhar said he had been 害羞草研究所渉armed by being arrested, kidnapped and locked up for four days害羞草研究所� despite not having harmed anyone, and wanted his case heard in 害羞草研究所淧arhar Court,害羞草研究所� a 害羞草研究所渃ommon law害羞草研究所� court where he would act as 害羞草研究所減rosecutor.害羞草研究所�
In essence, Parhar claimed that neither the Quarantine Act nor the provincial court害羞草研究所檚 authority applied to him as he had not expressly consented to either 害羞草研究所渃ontract.害羞草研究所�
Parhar indicated he filed his proceeding in court because he needed access to a courthouse, a courtroom and a judge in order to 害羞草研究所渙pen up害羞草研究所� the Parhar Court.
In his , Justice Murray B. Blok dismissed Parhar害羞草研究所檚 suit, calling it 害羞草研究所減atently absurd and nonsensical,害羞草研究所� adding 害羞草研究所渋t is difficult to understand how anyone could come to believe any of its concepts.害羞草研究所�
Blok said he is not without sympathy for Parhar.
害羞草研究所淗e spent four days in jail, evidently the result of alleged breaches of the Quarantine Act, and it appears this occurred because someone convinced him, or he convinced himself, that statute law does not apply to him,害羞草研究所� Blok wrote. 害羞草研究所淚t was a hard way to learn that laws do not work on an 害羞草研究所榦pt-in害羞草研究所� basis.
害羞草研究所淚n any event, the plaintiff still has the opportunity to challenge the Quarantine Act offences that have been alleged against him, which hopefully he will do on more conventional grounds.害羞草研究所�
Blok ordered Parhar pay the defendants害羞草研究所� court costs in the amount of $750.
Parhar, who previously owned and ran Bikram Yoga Delta on Scott Road, had his business licence suspended by City of Delta bylaw inspectors in March of 2020 after he refused to voluntarily cancel classes at the hot yoga studio in spite of public health orders issued by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Parhar erroneously claimed in an email to clients that the novel coronavirus 害羞草研究所渃annot survive in the heat害羞草研究所� in the studio. His claims made the rounds on social media, sparking outrage among many North Delta residents and numerous complaints to the city害羞草研究所檚 bylaw enforcement department.
The business has since closed permanently.
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