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F. E. Dinshaw’s estate
The Bombay High Court on May 5, 2018 directed the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) to hand back 40 acres of land in Dindoshi (Malad) to the owners, the F. E. Dinshaw (pictured) Trust headed by industrialist Nusli Wadia. The land had been in the 
possession of the Maharashtra government for the past 45 years but they "failed to complete the acquisition proceedings,” stated a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Riyaz Chagla. According to The Times of India of May 6, the BMC had been given a year’s time to hand over the land during which they could "initiate proceedings for acquisition under the law of compulsory acquisition within this one year.”
According to the report, "the state had proposed to acquire around 587 acres of land belonging to the Trust in Dindoshi for expansion of the Aarey Milk Colony. The BMC took possession of 556 acres of land in 1974. A portion of the property was used by BMC for constructing roads and the laying of iron pipelines.
"Subsequently, 515 acres was returned to the Trust, but the BMC retained about 40 acres, without completing the acquisition proceedings… BMC said the acquisition proceedings could not be completed as the Trust was unwilling to finalize an agreement.”
possession of the Maharashtra government for the past 45 years but they "failed to complete the acquisition proceedings,” stated a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Riyaz Chagla. According to The Times of India of May 6, the BMC had been given a year’s time to hand over the land during which they could "initiate proceedings for acquisition under the law of compulsory acquisition within this one year.”According to the report, "the state had proposed to acquire around 587 acres of land belonging to the Trust in Dindoshi for expansion of the Aarey Milk Colony. The BMC took possession of 556 acres of land in 1974. A portion of the property was used by BMC for constructing roads and the laying of iron pipelines.
"Subsequently, 515 acres was returned to the Trust, but the BMC retained about 40 acres, without completing the acquisition proceedings… BMC said the acquisition proceedings could not be completed as the Trust was unwilling to finalize an agreement.”
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