India, May 19 -- At Bandra Reclamation, there's a wider range of challenges. Tensions escalated after MHADA floated redevelopment bids on April 8, prompting several housing societies to move the Bombay High Court. At least four societies - Suman, Saptarshi, Sagar Kiran and Kamalpushpa - have alleged that the cluster scheme bypasses mandatory consent provisions. Advocate Nidhi Singh of IndiaLaw, representing three of the four societies. said two GRs issued last year brought the entire Bandra Reclamation layout under redevelopment without recognising the rights of societies. The dispute has also created uncertainty for many housing societies here. Of the 26 societies, 14 are at various stages of redevelopment through agreements with private developers. Others were in advanced negotiations when MHADA's cluster proposal was announced. Parijat Society argues that several of these societies are not MHADA buildings at all. "Land was allotted to the Maharashtra State Government Employees Cooperative Housing Society by the state government and not by MHADA, on a 99-year lease in the 1970s," said a letter to the state urban development department. While the case is ongoing, the Bombay High Court has taken note of the petitioners' submissions that the societies possess leasehold rights, enabling them to independently redevelop their properties....