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Mumbai University ignored donated flat for 15 years

The 815-sq ft flat was willed by Saudamini Pantavaidya to the university in 1995 so that precedes its sale or rent.

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For nearly 15 years, the University of Mumbai ignored an endowment of a Dadar Parsi Colony flat that was to finance an engineering scholarship.

The 815-sq ft flat was willed by Saudamini Pantavaidya to the university in 1995 so that precedes its sale or rent.

It could provide a scholarship for the student who topped the engineering exam. The university has now ordered a probe to find out why the scholarship was not started. It has promised to start one in the name of Pantavaidya from the coming year.

Pantavaidya, who stayed at 769, Ghantee Road, Parsi Colony in a two-storey building, passed away on April 29, 1995.

In 2006, the university signed an agreement with a private builder for the redevelopment of the property. After redevelopment, the flat would have been 985 sq ft. But till today the building is not ready and the varsity has not questioned the builder about it.

Pushkar Chandran, chief engineer of the university’s engineering department said, “We got the flat’s possession only in 2002 as we were corresponding with the executors of the will since 1995. By 2002, the building was in dilapidated state and we could not rent it out or sell it.”

An official said, “We have not got any money from the flat and could not start any scholarship. But we hope to get possession of the flat soon.”

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