₹150 cr SoBo bungalow back with Duggan family

NAMAKWALA CLAIMS

- FPJ News Service

The Bombay High Court on Monday set aside what it called a “flagrant fraud” involving a Rsl50-crore bungalow at Malabar Hill, once owned by legendary eye specialist Sir Jamshedji Duggan.

Justice Kamal Khata cancelled the letters of administration that the court had mistakenly granted in June 2022 to 67-year-old Bilkish Yunus Namakwala, a resident of Mumbai Central. Namakwala had used the order to transfer the Duggan family’s Lawnside Bungalow into her own name within two weeks.

“This case exemplifies a flagrant fraud perpetrated not only upon the rightful beneficiaries but also upon this court,” Justice Khata said. He fined Namakwala Rs25 lakh and directed the court registry to begin criminal proceedings against her for making false claims and producing fabricated documents.