Dear Sirs
I need some legal advice. We had purchased a tenement in a chawl in 1981 which was built by one of the person who used to cultivate the land. This land belonged to some Church society. Later on, the farmer became the owner of the land. From 1981 to 2012, we used to pay rent to him and we have the receipts for that.
In the latter part of 2012, this farmer sold the land to a developer and informed us that we have to deal with the developer directly. This developer is saying that the land comes under the SRA scheme whereas we the original inhabitants are disputing that. This place was not even in a dilapidated state nor was hindering the development of new facilities. It was just a plot of land with many chawls.
We want to negotiate with the developer to give us atleast 350sq feet for single room tenements and 700 sq feet for double room tenements. But he is adamant and insists that all will get 350 sq feet only. What can be done by us to prevent this injustice? How can we find out whether this area really comes under Slum Rehabilitation Authority scheme or not?
Since I am a novice in the above mentioned scheme, I would really appreciate your advice in the same so that I can take the correct decisions. Thanks in advance for your co-operation.
