The recommendations which have been sent to the state government also suggest the setting up of a housing fund, from which mundkars and tenants can source low interest loans, with which they can purchase the contested property from the landlord outright.

'It may not be easy but it's a start. We have also incorporated a sunset clause in our recommendation, where all mundkars and tenants should file their claims as beneficiaries by Dec 19, 2011,' he said.

To ensure that the landlord also gets his due share, Khalap said that the mundkars and other tenants should be given three months from the time of ownership of the land to either pay the landlord outright or avail the cheap government loans to purchase the property.