This petition is on behalf of hundreds of law abiding citizens residing off 10th road in Juhu, JVPD scheme, Mumbai 400049.

Potentially around 2000 families are affected by an outdated rule of the army in the Gazette of India that has made many families homeless. The name of the RULE is SRO150 and it was made/added in 1976 but never applied until suddenly in 2010 after the Adarsh Scam etc. The Rule basically states no construction around 500 yards radius around Juhu wireless Transmitter.

The citizens have some genuine questions as the full area is inhabited by buildings, schools, malls, a hotel etc. We respectfully ask the authorities:
Is there even a transmitter?
Why was the rule not applied for 35 years?
No advancement of technology in the last 35 years?

Families are living in dilapidated structures which are very risky and weak. Many buildings went into redevelopment around 2009/10 as they cannot be repaired anymore and people are struggling on rent with their families as Defence issued a notice and stopped construction of the buildings that were dismantled. Builders have given up and stopped paying monthly rents to people as per the agreemnts, and these are the people who are homeless and struggling on rent every year, for many its been more than 10 years.

A ceiling fell down in one of the buildings recently. Where will the people go? Suddenly the rule is applied and has made hundreds homeless and thousands living in danger. Where is our basic right of Shelter and equality?

Ironically, there is a 12 storey building opposite the army station that is around 12 floors high, called Lhotse. A commercial hotel property called Oakwood touches walls with the army land. The Army in the court has sighted Security concerns but how is all this a security threat if there is a building right opposite standing so high, a hotel that will allow anyone to stay right besides the station. The citizens have witnessed parties consistently on weekends in the lawn area and receptions where anyone and everyone can be invited. How is all this acceptable at the cost of not being human on this agenda and flexing muscles on law-abiding taxpayers sighting a 50 year old rule that is outdated and hundreds of citizens think it's irrational and has no logic whatsoever anymore. Technology has advanced way too much since 1976. Give us a break, we are human and tax paying citizens, don't steal our homes like this, senior citizens are struggling on rent and many people have passed away and are living in dangerous conditions. Late Defence Minister Shree Parrikar in 2014-15 had come to our buildings and had promised action as he was also upset that the development of the whole area was stalled. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman also promised in a letter in 2018 to MP Mr Gopal Shetty that the matter will be resolved shortly, it's been almost 5 years now. How many more false promises by everyone involved? Why should we suffer when Shree Modiji says everyone should have a home and here we are getting homeless and living in weak structures because of outdated rules of the Army. Why can't the Prime Ministers office and the Defence Ministry work hand in hand?

The time to act is now, as it has been 12 years of injustice and tolerance of such a rule that has no strong grounds to be present and is questionable at so many fronts by thousands of people in the vicinity. 

We request the Defence Minister and Army Personnels concerned with this resistance to please give this a humanitarian approach and think about how much pain this has caused to hundreds of families with senior citizens and children and release us from the irrational realms and consequences of SRO150 in Juhu, Mumbai. We respect the army and trust them to quickly tackle this much elevated issue in our locality as it's been 11 years of constant pain and stress for many. Raksha Mantri ji we have received your letter and are unsure if this is one of the automated generated replies or you actually mean you will look into this matter, hereby requesting once again to please give this a thorough humanitarian perspective, considering all the factors here and aim to resolve this issue at your earliest and give our houses and basic constitutional rights of Equality and shelter back!

Thank you.