Jalsa row: Ramola Bachchan questions 1993 gift deed of Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow
PTC Web Desk: A property fight has surfaced inside the Bachchan family and this time it’s about Jalsa, the Juhu bungalow where Amitabh Bachchan greets fans every Sunday.
Ramola Bachchan, wife of Amitabh’s younger brother Ajitabh, has reportedly objected to a 1993 gift deed that handed the house to Jaya Bachchan. She says she knew nothing about the transfer and never agreed to it. Mumbai Mirror reports that she has sent several complaints to the registration authorities over the last seven months.
Her claim is that Jalsa was first registered in her name and only later moved to Jaya through that gift deed.
The records don’t match
The paperwork seems to say two different things. The Kapol Housing Society’s records list Jaya Bachchan as the owner. But the Maharashtra government’s Property Card still shows Ramola’s name. The issue reportedly came up again when someone tried to replace her name with Jaya’s on the government record.
Questions about the 1993 document
Ramola has also raised doubts about how the deed was made. According to her complaints, it was written on plain paper and no stamp duty was paid at the time. It had no witness signatures. Its later registration under the state’s Abhay Yojana scheme was not done properly.
Hearing begins
The matter is now with the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Andheri. Deputy Registrar Faiyaz Mulani confirmed that the complaint has come in and a hearing has started. Everyone involved has been asked to submit their replies. No decision has been made yet on whether the documents are valid or who owns the property.
Amitabh Bachchan did not reply to questions and Jaya Bachchan could not be reached. A spokesperson for Abhishek Bachchan declined to comment and called it a family matter.
Sunday Darshan goes on
Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan carried on with his Sunday Darshan on November 8. The 84-year-old met fans outside Jalsa and wished them a happy Diwali. This time he stood without the bulletproof glass screen that had been put up around him the week before.
Abhishek Bachchan and producer Bunty Walia were there too, looking after security. It was his second Darshan since a threatening letter sent to the Mumbai Mayor named him along with other celebrities.
- PTC NEWS
