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Mumbai: ‘State should protect public, not put them in prolonged agony’
Updated On: 30 November, 2023 04:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Real estate and legal experts come out in support of ageing housing societies on the disputed land, raise the protection of their fundamental right to shelter and redevelopment
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The housing societies in Chheda Nagar were set up in the early 1970s
The uncertainty over the redevelopment of buildings in Chheda Nagar has become a talking point among legal and real estate experts, who have expressed support for the residents. According to experts, the State should protect the residents’ fundamental right to shelter and redevelopment. mid-day reported on the residents’ quandary on November 28. The 156-acre land has been under an ownership dispute since 1974, which has put the buildings’ redevelopment in doubt.
Advocate Shreeprasad Parab, expert director, Maharashtra State Housing Federation, said, “Right to shelter and redevelopment is a right to life, guaranteed in the Constitution. According to Chheda Nagar residents, development rights were provided to the housing societies in lieu of the registered conveyance deed of land that they procured from the Chheda family. The civic body, thereafter provided the required statutory permissions for the construction of buildings, almost five decades ago. The plight of these residents should not be ignored by the State. We appeal to the state government to come up with a solution at the earliest.”
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