MUMBAI: The controversial deal between Parsi General Hospital (PGH) at Breach Candy and Gurgaon-based Medanta Group is headed over another legal challenge. Activist Zoru Bhathena on Wednesday served a legal notice on the PGH managing committee and trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayat that the agreement is in contravention of the hospital's trust deed.

"If you all insist on going ahead with such a deal... I will surely put forth these facts before the appropriate court/forum...," said the notice. A section of the Parsi community has opposed the deal.

A Hong Kong-based Parsi couple, Jal and Pervin Shroff, has agreed to donate Rs 150 crore to build the building, which Medanta will manage and operate for 45 years. "I believe the current decision to hand over Rs 1,000 crore worth of property to Medanta is not permissible by law," said the notice.