Two Jain community trusts have locked horns over the redevelopment of a prime plot on S.V. Road in Kandivali valuing over Rs 10 crore. As a result, 18 families residing in the dilapidated building on the plot are living in danger.
According to Naresh Makani of the Vardhman Sthankvasi Jain Sangh, there are two plots at Kandivali owned
by his trust, one of which is being developed, while the other has 18 tenants.
At the moment, the families are living in a dilapidated building with the hopes that the dispute between the two trusts gets resolved at the earliest, and they get better living conditions.
However, Manubhai Shah, president of the Shree Saurashtra Dashashrimali Seva Sangh said, “The second plot with 18 tenants is ours; it was sold to us in 1957. But some one changed the records with the government authorities in 1972, which is a criminal offence. It is not possible for us to keep a tab on all documents of so many properties owned by the trust, we got to know about fudging of records recently.”