Overview

• The Union minister said he resigned from two LLPs associated with the builder on November 25, 2024, and cited corporate filings to assert he had no role in the transaction.
• PTI reported the sale deed was executed on October 8, 2025, following trustees’ December 16, 2024 decision and a December 20 tender advertisement.
• Thousands from the Jain community marched in Pune on October 18, as a Bombay High Court writ by the Association of SHND Hostel Alumni contests the April 4 order permitting the sale.
• The petition argues the trust deed bars alienation of the property and characterizes the deal as a criminal breach of trust by certain trustees.
• Gokhale’s plan outlines about 1.6 million sq ft of luxury housing and retail with a pledge to build a 51,000 sq ft replacement hostel and expand the existing temple, while opposition leaders seek a probe and project suspension.