Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the case prima facie serious and directed an inquiry into a 40-acre Mundhwa transaction registered in May with Amadea Enterprises LLP, where Parth Pawar is a partner.
- Tehsildar Suryakant Yewale and sub-registrar R. B. Taru were suspended, with the IGR citing registration without required approvals and a potential loss to the exchequer.
- Officials said the land is shown as 'Mumbai Sarkar' on the 7/12 extract, prompting checks on whether Mahar Watan land could be transferred to a private firm without a government nod.
- Activists and Opposition leaders alleged undervaluation (about Rs 300 crore versus a claimed Rs 1,800 crore) and said stamp duty of roughly Rs 21 crore was waived, which the probe will examine.
- Industries Minister Uday Samant said his department granted no concession and that a Letter of Intent does not confer waivers, as Parth Pawar denied wrongdoing and Ajit Pawar disowned involvement.