Ramola Bachchan, wife of Amitabh Bachchan’s brother, Ajitabh, has challenged a gift deed executed in 1993, which transferred residence Jalsa from her to Jaya Bachchan. In multiple complaints before the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies and other authorities, filed over seven months, Ramola has claimed that she was unaware of the deed and had neither consented to nor executed the transaction.
Incidentally, Jalsa’s property card continues to bear Ramola Bachchan’s name. The property tax for the bungalow all these years has been paid by Amitabh’s family.
Jalsa, originally known as Mansa, was once owned by producer N.C. Sippy. Amitabh’s family bought the bungalow, subsequently sold it, and later purchased it again before rebuilding it and renaming it Jalsa.
