The Mumbai police have registered a case against 81-year-old business tycoon Nusli Nevil Wadia, the grandson of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, along with several family members, for allegedly submitting forged and fabricated documents in a long-running legal dispute with Ferani Hotels Pvt Ltd.
According to the Hindustan Times, the FIR was filed following directions from a metropolitan magistrate court in Borivili, which instructed Bangur Nagar police to proceed.
Those named include Nusli Wadia, his wife Maureen Wadia, sons Ness and Jehangir Wadia, as well as associates H.J. Bamji, K.F. Bharucha, and R.E. Wandewala. They face charges of cheating, forgery, possession of forged documents, and criminal conspiracy under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The dispute traces back to a 30-year-old development agreement between Wadia and Ferani Hotels over a plot of land in Malad. Under the agreement, Ferani was to develop the property with builder K. Raheja and pay Wadia 12 percent of gross sales proceeds.
Disagreements erupted in 2008 over Wadia’s share and management of the land, sparking prolonged litigation across multiple courts, including the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.
The complaint, filed by Mahendra Chande, CEO of Ferani Hotels, alleges that the Wadias presented forged documents to the Bombay High Court in 2010 during commercial proceedings.
Chande had previously approached the Bangur Nagar police in March and later the Mumbai police commissioner, but the FIR was only lodged after the magistrate’s September 20 order.
Police officials said they are in the process of verifying the allegations and examining the “bulky documents” involved in the case. Despite repeated attempts, Nusli Wadia’s son Ness remained unavailable for comment.
The case marks a significant legal twist in one of Mumbai’s most high-profile corporate disputes.
