Disclaimer
Vacant Possession is a work of fiction, and this website is its companion. All characters, families, firms, societies, projects, buildings and events described here are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, to actual businesses, companies, institutions or organizations, or to actual events, is entirely coincidental and unintended. Jagdish Wagh does not exist and never existed. No real builder, developer, planner, official, bank, housing society, employer or authority is depicted, referenced, criticised or implied anywhere in the novel or in this companion. Nothing on this site is a record of anything that happened.
The full statement
Vacant Possession is a work of fiction. All characters, families, firms, housing societies, projects, buildings, meetings, documents and events described in the novel and throughout this companion are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, to actual businesses, companies, institutions, authorities or organizations, or to actual events, is entirely coincidental and unintended.
Jagdish Wagh is not a real person. He does not exist and never existed. Neither do his parents, his wife, his children, his partners, his employees, the members of the housing society he rebuilds, the officials he deals with, or any other individual named on this site.
What is real, and how it is used
Some elements of the setting are real, and this site is explicit about which:
- Dombivli, Thane district, Kalyan, Diva, Ambernath, Titwala, Thane and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are real places, used as the setting of a fictional story. No street, building, junction, plot, housing society or landmark specific to the novel exists. Shivaji Chowk and the plot the novel calls Site 14 are invented.
- The Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community is a real Maharashtrian community, referred to factually and with respect. The protagonist’s family, its history and its conduct are entirely invented and represent no real family and no view of the community.
- Redevelopment as described — development agreements, transit accommodation, corpus, carpet area, occupation certificates — is a real practice in Indian urban housing. Every specific agreement, transaction, dispute and figure on this site is invented.
What is not depicted
No real builder, developer, contractor, supplier, architect, engineer, solicitor, planner, teacher, bank, co-operative bank, housing society, housing federation, municipal corporation, government department, court or public authority is depicted, portrayed, criticised, accused or implied anywhere in this work.
Where the story requires an institution to act, that institution is invented. The municipal authority in the novel is deliberately never named. The housing federation, the co-operative society, the trust and every firm in the book are fictional constructs created for the story.
No statistic, testimonial, review, news report, official document, judgment or citation on this site is a real record. Documents quoted in the novel — agreements, registers, notebooks, letters — are fictional objects written for the story.
Not advice
Nothing on this site is legal, financial, property, investment or professional advice. The novel’s treatment of development agreements, contractual clauses and building practice is dramatic invention and must not be relied on for any real transaction or decision. Consult a qualified professional.
Corrections
If you believe any part of this site resembles a real person, organization or event closely enough to cause confusion or harm, please contact us. Any such resemblance is unintended. We will review promptly and amend or remove the material.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jagdish Wagh a real person?
No. Jagdish Wagh is an invented character in a work of fiction. He does not exist and never existed, and no real individual is described, referenced or implied.
Are the companies and organizations on this site real?
No. Wagh Infrastructure, the Dombivli Housing Federation, the Sumati Wagh Trust, the Shivaji Chowk Cooperative Housing Society and every other body named on this site are invented for the novel. Any resemblance to an actual business or organization is coincidental.
Did the events described here happen?
No. No project, meeting, dispute, agreement, delay, death or decision described on this site occurred. Nothing here is reportage, journalism, biography or a historical record.
Dombivli is a real place. What does that mean for this site?
Dombivli, Thane district, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu community are real and are treated factually and with respect. Everything the novel stages in those settings is invented. Shivaji Chowk and the plot the novel calls Site 14 do not exist.
Who wrote it?
The novel is published anonymously. The author has chosen not to be named, and no author is claimed anywhere on this site or in its structured data.
How do I report a concern?
If you believe anything on this site resembles a real person, organization or event closely enough to cause confusion or harm, please get in touch. Any such resemblance is unintended, and we will amend or remove the material.