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IN PHOTOS |Mumbai's Patra Chawl residents continue hunger strike ahead of April 17 HC hearing

Updated On: 10 April, 2026 03:18 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Residents of Goregaon West’s Patra Chawl have continued their chain hunger strike, intensifying their protest as they await the next hearing in the Bombay High Court on April 17. The ongoing agitation reflects growing frustration among locals over delayed relief and unresolved rehabilitation concerns. (File Pics/ Anushree Gaikwad, Manjeet Thakur, Special Arrangement)

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Several families have refused to take possession, alleging incomplete and unsafe construction. (File Pics/ Anushree Gaikwad, Manjeet Thakur, Special Arrangement)

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Several families have refused to take possession, alleging incomplete and unsafe construction. (File Pics/ Anushree Gaikwad, Manjeet Thakur, Special Arrangement)
Residents of Siddharth Nagar in Goregaon, known as Patra Chawl, are still locked in a standoff with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) after the Bombay High Court set an April 2 deadline to accept newly allotted flats or risk losing them altogether

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Residents of Siddharth Nagar in Goregaon, known as Patra Chawl, are still locked in a standoff with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) after the Bombay High Court set an April 2 deadline to accept newly allotted flats or risk losing them altogether

Residents, including women, senior citizens and teenagers, have launched an indefinite chain hunger strike, raising concerns over structural safety

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Residents, including women, senior citizens and teenagers, have launched an indefinite chain hunger strike, raising concerns over structural safety

In a recent development, the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) has submitted an audit report, which is set to be presented before the Bombay High Court during the hearing on April 17

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In a recent development, the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) has submitted an audit report, which is set to be presented before the Bombay High Court during the hearing on April 17

Earlier, a bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe criticised the society for refusing to execute PAAA

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Earlier, a bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe criticised the society for refusing to execute PAAA

The court had warned that failure to comply by April 2 would allow MHADA to reallocate the tenements for public purposes and permitted the authority to stop paying transit rent from April 1, 2026

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The court had warned that failure to comply by April 2 would allow MHADA to reallocate the tenements for public purposes and permitted the authority to stop paying transit rent from April 1, 2026

Residents claim that they have been handed substandard flats by the MHADA and will not move in until the issue is addressed and resolved

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Residents claim that they have been handed substandard flats by the MHADA and will not move in until the issue is addressed and resolved

Residents claim that they will move to the Supreme Court if not given justice

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Residents claim that they will move to the Supreme Court if not given justice

Today marks the 36th day of the protest as residents allege incomplete work in the newly constructed rehabilitation building in Goregaon

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Today marks the 36th day of the protest as residents allege incomplete work in the newly constructed rehabilitation building in Goregaon

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