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India.com
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Actress Meena Kumari bought 2.5-acre plot in Mumbai's Pali Hill in 1959; here's why the property is going viral
Director Kamal Amrohi, who has delivered back-to-back hits like Mahal, Pakeezah, Daaera, was married to Meena Kumari. They met during the filming of 1952's Tamasha. Veteran actor Ashok Kumar introduced them. They fell in love and married in the same year. Their love story has been discussed several times in the past, and it has now again come into the news for a reason. When they were alive, Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi purchased a land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in Bandra. It was priced around Rs 5 lac at that time. The land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966, who built five buildings at a rent of Rs 8,835 per month. 162 families In 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement, claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments. The society said they paid less rent because some of the land did not belong to the owner. In 1991, Kamal Amrohi filed a suit to vacate the land as the rent was outstanding. The outstanding rent was Rs 66,060. Amrohi died two years after filing the case, but his children continued the legal battle. On April 23, 2025, the Small Cause Court of Bandra gave its verdict in favour of Kamal Amrohi's son, builder Tajdar Amrohi and Arham Land Developers. Tajdar said that they won the case. The society, with 162 families, has been asked to vacate the place within six months after a 33-year-long legal battle.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Mumbai's Pali Hill society ordered to vacate land leased by Bollywood icons in 1959, after decades-long dispute
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A decades-old legal battle over a prime 2.5-acre plot in Pali Hill — first leased out in 1959 by legendary Bollywood couple Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi — has culminated in a local court ordering 162 families of the Cozihom Cooperative Housing Society to vacate their homes within six small causes court in Bandra ruled in favour of Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi, and Arham Land Developers on April 23, 2025, in a lawsuit originally filed by Amrohi in 1991 — 33 years ago — over unpaid rent arrears and alleged lease violations.'We won the case. The society has been asked to vacate within six months,' Tajdar Amrohi told Times of India, confirming the order that could displace scores of long-time residents, many of whom are senior dispute dates back to the early 1970s, when Kamal Amrohi accused the housing society of failing to pay full monthly rent of Rs 8,835. The society, in turn, argued that a portion of the land didn't belong to the Amrohi estate, and began paying a reduced amount of Rs 7,000. Amrohi filed for eviction and possession in 1991, two years before his the society claims it has since cleared all dues with interest and has been depositing rent into an escrow account for two decades, the court noted that the defendant 'did not pay the rent as per the agreed rate of Rs 8,835 for 1 April 1971 to February 1972,' and failed to comply with a notice served on 30 November to a key clause in the original lease agreement, the court observed that 'if at any time… the lessees dispute or challenge the lessor's right to recover the agreed rent… the lessors shall be entitled by notice in writing to forthwith terminate this lease.' The clause also allowed the lessor to 're-enter and take possession of the demised land together with the building and structures standing thereon.''It is unambiguous that upon the determination of the lease, the lessor is entitled to possession of the land together with the building and structure,' the court said in its ruling, adding that 'the defendant failed to pay the contractual rent regularly.'Rejecting the society's plea for a stay, the court said, 'There are no immediate dire consequences from the judgment and decree. The reasonable and sufficient period of six months has already been granted… Hence, the request is rejected.'Cozihom residents have vowed to challenge the order in the Bombay High Court. 'The entire case only pertained to the land, not the buildings built on it. We will be pointing this out in our appeal,' a resident spokesperson said, adding that the society had paid all outstanding Arham Land Developers — which acquired the land from Tajdar Amrohi in 2010 for Rs 5 crore — argued it now holds rights to the 9,849 sq m plot and three buildings. According to real estate consultant Ashok Narang, the current value of the Pali Hill property exceeds Rs 1,000 eviction order has triggered anxiety among residents who have occupied the buildings for over five decades. As the legal battle shifts to the High Court, the fate of the families and the historic land once owned by one of Bollywood's most iconic couples remains uncertain.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Mumbai: Court tells Pali Hill society to vacate land leased from Kamal Amrohi & Meena Kumari in 1959
MUMBAI : The legacy of a yesteryear Bollywood power couple, long deceased, has come back to haunt 162 families of a posh Pali Hill housing society, who were recently directed to vacate their premises within six months by a local court. In 1959, legendary actor Meena Kumari and her husband, film director Kamal Amrohi , jointly purchased a 2.5-acre Pali Hill plot for a reported Rs 5 lakh and leased it to a developer, who constructed five buildings named Cozihom Cooperative Housing Society . The dispute arose in the early 1970s when the late Kamal Amrohi accused the society of not paying full rent for the leased land (Rs 8,835 per month). The society then said it decided to pay less because part of the land did not belong to the landowner. In 1991, Kamal Amrohi filed a suit for eviction and possession of the land because of arrears of rent amounting to Rs 66,060. He died two years later, and his children continued the legal battle. Last month, the small causes court, Bandra, on April 23, 2025, ruled in favour of Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi, and a builder, Arham Land Developers . "We won the case. The society has been asked to vacate within six months," he told TOI. Cozihom residents said the society will move the Bombay High Court next month to challenge the eviction order, which will displace 162 families, mostly senior citizens, who bought apartments here more than 50 years ago. "The society has already cleared all the pending rent dues with interest and has been depositing the amount in an escrow account for the past two decades," they said. "The entire case only pertained to the land, not the buildings built on it. We will be pointing this out in our appeal before the high court,'' they added. "The defendant did not pay the rent as per the agreed rate of Rs 8,835 for 1 April 1971 to February 1972. It is admitted that thereafter, the defendant paid rent at Rs 7,000. It is admitted that the plaintiff served notice dated 30 November 1990, but the defendant did not comply with the notice and failed to avail the benefit available under Section 12(2) of the Bombay Rent Act," said the court. The court also referred to the covenant of indenture of lease clause 14(a): "If at any time during the said term hereby created the lessees dispute or challenge the lessor's right to recover the agreed rent of Rs 8,355 under any law or on any ground, the lessors shall be entitled by notice in writing to forthwith terminate this lease. In which case, the lessors shall be entitled to re-enter and take possession of the demised land together with the building and structures standing thereon, and this demise shall stand forfeited and this lease shall stand surrendered and dissolved, and the lessees shall not be entitled to any compensation whatsoever." "It is unambiguous that upon the determination of the lease, the lessor is entitled to possession of the land together with the building and structure. The suit land was given with specific covenants for the construction of buildings. The duties and objections of lessor and lessee were agreed upon by the parties. The defendant failed to pay the contractual rent regularly," said the court, which refused the society's plea to stay the order. "We are of the considered opinion that there is no need to grant a stay. At present, there are no immediate dire consequences from the judgment and decree. The reasonable and sufficient period of six months has already been granted to the defendant. Meanwhile, the parties can approach the competent court by way of a proper proceeding. Hence, we do not think it proper and justified to grant a stay to the judgment and decree passed today. Hence, the request is rejected," said the appellate bench of the small causes court, Bandra. Meanwhile, the builder, Arham Land Developers, contended that it purchased the land from Tajdar Amrohi for Rs 5 crore and acquired rights and benefits in the 9,849 sq m land together with three buildings by a registered Deed of Conveyance dated 19 May 2010. Property consultant Ashok Narang said the value of the Pali Hill plot is in excess of Rs 1,000 crore.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Court tells Pali Hill soc to vacate land leased from Kamal Amrohi & Meena Kumari in 1959
Mumbai: The legacy of a yesteryear Bollywood power couple, long deceased, has come back to haunt 162 families of a posh Pali Hill housing society, who were recently directed to vacate their premises within six months by a local court. In 1959, legendary actor Meena Kumari and her husband, film director Kamal Amrohi, jointly purchased a 2.5-acre Pali Hill plot for a reported Rs 5 lakh and leased it to a developer, who constructed five buildings named Cozihom Cooperative Housing Society. The dispute arose in the early 1970s when the late Kamal Amrohi accused the society of not paying full rent for the leased land (Rs 8,835 per month). The society then said it decided to pay less because part of the land did not belong to the landowner. In 1991, Kamal Amrohi filed a suit for eviction and possession of the land because of arrears of rent amounting to Rs 66,060. He died two years later, and his children continued the legal battle. Last month, the small causes court, Bandra, on April 23, 2025, ruled in favour of Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi, and a builder, Arham Land Developers. "We won the case. The society has been asked to vacate within six months," he told TOI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Best website creation site | Build your store in minutes Shopify Shop Now Undo Cozihom residents said the society will move the Bombay High Court next month to challenge the eviction order, which will displace 162 families, mostly senior citizens, who bought apartments here more than 50 years ago. "The society has already cleared all the pending rent dues with interest and has been depositing the amount in an escrow account for the past two decades," they said. "The entire case only pertained to the land, not the buildings built on it. We will be pointing this out in our appeal before the high court,'' they added. "The defendant did not pay the rent as per the agreed rate of Rs 8,835 for 1 April 1971 to February 1972. It is admitted that thereafter, the defendant paid rent at Rs 7,000. It is admitted that the plaintiff served notice dated 30 November 1990, but the defendant did not comply with the notice and failed to avail the benefit available under Section 12(2) of the Bombay Rent Act," said the court. The court also referred to the covenant of indenture of lease clause 14(a): "If at any time during the said term hereby created the lessees dispute or challenge the lessor's right to recover the agreed rent of Rs 8,355 under any law or on any ground, the lessors shall be entitled by notice in writing to forthwith terminate this lease. In which case, the lessors shall be entitled to re-enter and take possession of the demised land together with the building and structures standing thereon, and this demise shall stand forfeited and this lease shall stand surrendered and dissolved, and the lessees shall not be entitled to any compensation whatsoever. " "It is unambiguous that upon the determination of the lease, the lessor is entitled to possession of the land together with the building and structure. The suit land was given with specific covenants for the construction of buildings. The duties and objections of lessor and lessee were agreed upon by the parties. The defendant failed to pay the contractual rent regularly," said the court, which refused the society's plea to stay the order. "We are of the considered opinion that there is no need to grant a stay. At present, there are no immediate dire consequences from the judgment and decree. The reasonable and sufficient period of six months has already been granted to the defendant. Meanwhile, the parties can approach the competent court by way of a proper proceeding. Hence, we do not think it proper and justified to grant a stay to the judgment and decree passed today. Hence, the request is rejected," said the appellate bench of the small causes court, Bandra. Meanwhile, the builder, Arham Land Developers, contended that it purchased the land from Tajdar Amrohi for Rs 5 crore and acquired rights and benefits in the 9,849 sq m land together with three buildings by a registered Deed of Conveyance dated 19 May 2010. Property consultant Ashok Narang said the value of the Pali Hill plot is in excess of Rs 1,000 crore.
