MUMBAI: In a fresh round of litigation, Raam Dhuri, president of the National Forum for Aided Institutions Employees (Department of Atomic Energy) approached the Bombay high court seeking a direction to the central government to declare ‘Mehrangir’ – the residence of Dr. Homi Bhabha as a national monument.
Colabawalla on Tuesday, said senior advocate Rajiv Chavan, who is to represent the petitioner. The map Dhuri claims to have obtained was prepared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) way back in 1915, and thus proves the existence of the bungalow for more than a century, he has stated.
Dhuri has pointed out that the earlier public interest litigation filed by him, along with Prashant Worlikar, a trade union leader, was disposed of by the court by asking the petitioners to make a representation to the central government, which then expressed its inability to declare the house a monument.
In the fresh petition, Dhuri stated that after obtaining the 1915 survey map, he approached the chief minister, who in turn has written to the prime minister’s office to acquire the bungalow and declare it a national monument. Besides, the trade union leader has made a separate representation to the PMO, but has not received any response.
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