Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu bungalow 'Jalsa' has come at the center of the family's property dispute. Ramola Bachchan, wife of Amitabh's younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan, has challenged the 1993 gift deed through which the ownership of the property was transferred to Jaya Bachchan. Ramola claims that this transaction took place without his knowledge or consent.
Tezzbuzz Desk – Ramola Bachchan has filed several complaints with the registration authorities in the last seven months. The matter has now reached the office of the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Andheri, where its hearing has started. The parties concerned have been asked to file their replies.
Ramola claims that the property was originally registered in her name before the ownership was transferred to Jaya Bachchan through a gift deed. In the records of 'Kapol Housing Society', Jaya Bachchan has been mentioned as the owner, while Ramola's name is still registered in the property card of Maharashtra Government.
Ramola has also raised questions on the gift deed prepared in 1993. According to his complaint, at that time this document was prepared on plain paper without paying stamp duty and it did not even have the signatures of the witnesses. He has also raised questions on the subsequent registration and regularization of this document under the 'Abhay Yojana' of the Maharashtra government.
Deputy Registrar Faiyaz Mulani has confirmed receipt of the complaint and said that the hearing of the case has started. However, authorities have not yet determined the validity of the disputed document and the ownership claims of both parties.
There is no reaction from Amitabh Bachchan on this matter yet. Jaya Bachchan also could not be contacted, while Abhishek Bachchan's spokesperson refused to comment, calling it an internal matter of the family.