INTRODUCTION – WHY THIS POST EXISTS
For DECADES we stared at a fat folder – court papers, BMC notices, ULC orders, MOUs, panchnamas, old electricity bills, ration cards, even a 1980 stay order whose seal had faded. Nobody knew which sheet mattered. Demolition threats kept coming. Lawyers asked ₹ 2 lakh “reading fees”.
We finally cracked a simple 7-step method that works for any cluster of pre-1970 chawls/tenements stuck in Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) net anywhere in Maharashtra.
OBJECTIVE was to make PN Chawl demolition-proof, premium-free, developer-independent and 15 days away from deemed conveyance.
Below are the exact learnings you can replicate even if you have ZERO documents right now.
LEARNING-1 – START WITH ONE KILLER QUESTION
“Did the Government ever take PHYSICAL possession of MY exact CTS number?”
90 % of occupants never ask this.
Answer is usually NO – only an entry in Form-XIII.
One RTI to Additional Collector (ULC) → possession register → if your CTS is blank, you have won half the war.
Create Tool so that you can copy-paste RTI draft.
LEARNING-2 – TWO DOCUMENTS = SURVIVAL KIT
You do NOT need a brief-case full of heirlooms. Any two from the statutory list of Rule 4(2) ULC (Repeal) Rules, 2021 are enough:
Pre-1975 electricity bill / ration card / school admit
Affidavit of two 75+ year old neighbours (not related) + Tahsildar’s countersign
Lacked 1967/72 electoral rolls; can be replaced them with 1971 BEST ledger + 1968 school extract – Form-P order granted in 60 days.
Keep Templates – just change names, print, file for faster execution and support.
LEARNING-3 – CONVERT EVERY PAPER INTO A “NEGATIVE CERTIFICATE”
Positive proof is nice; negative proof is nuclear.
Examples:
“No panchnama certificate” – Collector admits never touched your land.
“No demolition complaint pending” – BMC admits no current threat.
“No stay operating against occupants” – Civil court confirms 1980 suit still in your favour.
Courts hate to overturn government’s own admission.
Step-by-step wizard inside shows which officer, which form, which shelf the file sits on.
LEARNING-4 – CREATE A “ONE-PAGE FLOW” BEFORE YOU DRAFT ANY APPLICATION
Judges, bureaucrats, even you-at-midnight must see the story in 30 seconds.
Our flow-chart:
No Possession → Form-P → Mutation → Society → Deemed Conveyance → Free Redevelopment
Stick this on every covering letter; colour-code each document to a box.
Success rate jumps because the decision-maker “feels” the conclusion before he reads.
Canva link given – drag-drop your facts, auto-generates infographic.
LEARNING-5 – FILE CAVEAT FIRST, PETITION LATER
Developers love ex-parte stay in first hearing.
Caveat costs ₹ 20, 10 minutes on MCIS portal, valid 90 days.
We filed before Form-P; next day developer rushed interim injunction application – Court could NOT pass it without hearing us. That single ₹ 20 saved us 18 months of litigation.
Screen-capture video inside shows exact dropdown menu.
LEARNING-6 – USE “POLICY WINDOWS” THAT CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING
ULC repeal transitory provisions – no premium if you file before Rules are amended (already rumoured).
BMC circular 3-8-2020 – protection letter valid till 31-12-2025; no demolition if you show pre-1995 occupation.
MHADA empanelment window – free technical vetting for societies formed before 31-3-2026.
Calendar alert file attached – add to Google Calendar in one click.
LEARNING-7 – PUBLISH AS YOU GO – CROWD-SOURCING IS A WEAPON
The night we uploaded our Form-P draft, a Nagpur law student spotted a missing cause-title; we corrected before filing.
When we shared RTI success receipt, three other chawls filed identical RTIs – officers now reply faster because they see a pattern.
Transparency = momentum; momentum = faster orders.
Discord & Telegram links inside – join, post your RTI acknowledgment, get peer-review within 12 hours.
CREATE DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Everything Free, No Email Gate)
Infographic – “7 Steps from Threat to Title” (PDF + PNG)
RTI Bundle – 3 RTIs, first appeal draft, postal-order wording
Affidavit templates – 75+ witness, tenant adverse-possession, indemnity bond
Form-P covering memo – yellow brackets, replace-name ready
Caveat petition – MCIS format, drop-down selections marked
Flow-chart Canva template – duplicate & drag your facts
Calendar (.ics file) – auto-reminds every deadline till 31-12-2025
CALL-TO-ACTION
Occupants: Pick any two alternate documents this week, tag us on Telegram with room number – we index-paginate for you.
Law Students: Publish your first RTI reply on the forum; best case-comment wins internship letter from our advocate-on-record.
Bloggers / Professors: Feel free to re-blog or embed; just link-back so readers get updated templates.
CLOSING LINE
If a Grade-8 dropout occupant can file an RTI, get a “no-panchnama certificate” and mute a ₹ 200 crore developer claim, so can you.
Start with Learning-1 today – the killer question costs zero rupees and answers everything.
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