Bachchan family dispute over Jalsa?

As per media reports, family property dispute has surfaced over Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu bungalow, Jalsa, with his sister-in-law Ramola Bachchan challenging a 1993 gift deed through which the property was transferred to actor Jaya Bachchan. Ramola has alleged that the transfer took place without her knowledge or consent. She has also questioned the validity of the gift deed.

The matter is now being reportedly heard by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Andheri following multiple complaints filed by Ramola over the past seven months. She is married to Amitabh Bachchan’s younger brother, Ajitabh Bachchan.

The dispute centres on the alleged differences in the ownership records of the property. While the records of Kapol Housing Society reportedly list Jaya Bachchan as the owner of Jalsa, the Maharashtra government’s Property Card still carries Ramola’s name. The issue came to light again when an attempt was made to allegedly replace Ramola’s name with Jaya’s in the government records. In her complaint, Ramola has reportedly claimed that Jalsa was originally registered in her name before being transferred to Jaya through a gift deed in 1993. She has questioned the validity of the document, alleging that it was prepared on plain paper, without stamp duty being paid at the time, and did not carry the signatures of witnesses. 

The Free Press Journal tried to contact Ramola Bachchan for her response, but did not receive a reply at the time of going to press.