Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ashish Shelar has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the de-reservation of a 2.5 acre vacant plot for a residential project by a Petit family trust that runs the Bai Avabai Petit Girls’ School in Bandra (see "Petit land redevelopment,” Events and Personalities, Parsiana, July 21-August 6, 2021).
Bai Avabai Petit Girls’ School
The de-reservation was notified when the urban development department was headed by state minister Eknath Shinde, who on June 30, 2022 was named Maharashtra’s chief minister. The Free Press Journal (FPJ) of July 2, 2022 stated that BJP insiders said with......