Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's plans to build a bungalow in posh Pali Hill in Bandra area of Mumbai ran into trouble with some of the residents of the housing society where Khan wants to build property, planning to take action against the redevelopment proposal mooted by the society.
Dr Pamela de Sa and her daughter Dr Geneve De Sa, residents of the Virgo Society, have written to the deputy registrar of co-operative housing socities last week that the society managing committee has been pushing Khan's proposal which was "falsely conceived redevelopment scheme".
According to Geneve, the managing committee of the society wants to go ahead with a redevelopment plan which will give 20,000 sq ft to Khan and 1:1 land area of the society to the actor. According to the proposal, 60% of the property needs to be sold to the actor.
"They have to appoint architects first, float tenders and then select the highest bidder. But they have accepted Khan's proposal without following any norm. As per law, the entire land needs to be redeveloped," Geneve told Business Standard.
"Under the guise of redevelopment , they have procured votes from members. The special general body meeting did not even have required quorum. They have sent copies of Khan's letter to all the members and asked us to sell our properties," said Geneve.
She claimed that when Khan made the offer in December 2011, it was voted out in the subsequent special general body meeting of the society but both sides again started discussions on the matter.
She said they have already approached deputy registrar and move to the next forum depending on the response to their previous move.
(From left to right) Geneve de Sa and Pamela de Sa
When contacted, Kondon Sabloak, secretary of Virgo Co-operative Housing Society, said he does not have any comments on the matter. "Whatever, I have to say, I have said it," he said.
"Such allegations are baseless and are intended to spoil the development of the society by some members who have not given their consent for redevelopment. The voting was done in a fair manner and the entire process was recorded on video camera," Indian Express quoted Sabloak as saying.
In a statement, a spokesperson of Spice, which handles press relations for Khan, said the actor denies all allegations regarding him putting any pressure on his society to go in for redevelopment.
" The fact of the matter is that Mr. Khan left the building more than a year ago, after an incident of a slab of concrete falling on the head of one of the members, resulting in the member being hospitalized," the agency said.
"Thereafter, over the months, in his absence, the society had several meetings and discussions, regarding redevelopment. The general body eventually passed a resolution with 80% majority members voting in favour of redevelopment. Thereafter, society made a request in writing to Mr. Khan to make an offer. Mr. Khan gave the matter due thought and made an offer. In his offer letter, he also suggested to the society to invite other offers to ensure best value for the society and it's members," the spokesperson said.
"Mr. Khan strongly denies any allegations of pressure tactics or misconduct on his part, and takes strong exception to attempts being made to defame him," the spokesperson said.
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