Archive · 11 Jun 2025
Gujarat HC Dismisses Plea on Sabarmati Ashram Property Dispute
A family in India who wanted to keep living on some land within the Gandhi Ashram lost a court case.
They had asked the court to stop the Ashram from making them leave, because they said they had the right to live there.
The court had already said no before, and this time, they said no again.
The Ashram is planning to rebuild the area, which is why the family might have to leave.
The family's family had been living on the land since the 1930s, paying rent.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a petition related to property within the Sabarmati Ashram.
The family sought an injunction to prevent their eviction.
The family claimed tenancy rights on the properties.
The MGSAMT is undertaking a redevelopment project.
The court upheld the previous decisions rejecting the injunction.
- Who
- Mohanbhai Rathod and family versus Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT).
- What
- The Gujarat High Court dismissed a petition challenging the dispossession of a family from properties within the Gandhi Ashram.
- When
- The Gujarat High Court (HC) dismissed the petition on Tuesday.
- Where
- Gujarat High Court (HC).
- Why
- The family sought an injunction to prevent their dispossession from properties within the Gandhi Ashram precincts, claiming tenancy rights.
Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT)
Mohanbhai Rathod Family
Property Rights
Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT)
The MGSAMT is implementing a redevelopment project.
Mohanbhai Rathod Family
Tenancy rights over the properties were claimed.
- Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment project cost
- Rs 1,200 crore
- Total size of the properties in dispute
- 6,000 square yards
- Small Causes Court decision
- 2019
- Approximate year properties were handed over to plaintiff's grandfather
- 1930
- Year rent was accepted by the defendant trust
- 1977