Overview
- The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Andheri confirmed receipt of Ramola Bachchan’s complaints and began a hearing on Saturday, Nov. 14, asking concerned parties to submit written responses.
- Ramola says she never consented to the 1993 transfer to Jaya Bachchan and has filed multiple complaints over the past seven months alleging the deed was on plain paper, lacked stamp duty at execution, and bore no witness signatures.
- Reports say two sets of records conflict: Kapol Housing Society files list Jaya as owner while the Maharashtra government Property Card still carries Ramola’s name, and attempts to change the Property Card entry prompted renewed scrutiny.
- Ramola questions the deed’s later registration and its stamp-duty regularisation under Maharashtra’s Abhay Yojana, a scheme that can clear unpaid stamp duty but does not by itself prove a document’s authenticity or the validity of signatures.
- No authority has ruled on ownership and the Bachchan family has not publicly commented; the administrative review could determine record entries and invite further legal steps, and the case draws public interest because Jalsa is a prominent public-facing residence.