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Seven Eleven Constructions Surrenders Building Permit After Owner Meets PM Modi

By HT News Desk

Seven Eleven Constructions surrendered its building permission for a disputed 2,810‑square‑metre plot in Navghar, Bhayander East, after owner Asgarbhai Vohra met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vohra, 81, who studied at BN School in Vadnagar, Gujarat with Modi, met the prime minister on September 8 and requested a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the land dispute. He says he bought the plot in 1989 and that it was encroached upon in 2011 by two firms, Swayam Builders and Seven Eleven Constructions, both allegedly linked to BJP MLA Narendra Mehta. Seven Eleven Construction Private Limited has surrendered its commencement certificate and asked the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation to cancel its construction permission, citing the ongoing ownership dispute and seeking a refund of project fees. A 2015 police complaint against Vohra and his associate Ajay Dhokha alleging criminal trespass and intimidation is also being withdrawn. Letters confirming the complaint withdrawal and the surrender of the construction permission were submitted to authorities ahead of the municipal hearing scheduled for September 16.