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Pune Mahar Watan Land Deal Scrapped as State Orders Probe Into Registration Irregularities

A state-appointed panel led by ACS Vikas Kharge will deliver findings within a month on alleged irregularities in the cancelled transaction.

Overview

  • Two FIRs have been registered based on the IGR’s complaint, naming Amadea signatory Digvijay Patil, attorney-holder Shital Tejwani and sub-registrar R. B. Taru, while Parth Pawar is not named.
  • The Revenue Department has suspended Taru over the Mundhwa registration, where records show a ₹21 crore stamp-duty exemption was sought and only ₹500 was paid.
  • Officials say cancelling the sale deed could require payment of double stamp duty of about ₹42 crore, even as the government reviews the process.
  • Ajit Pawar says he had no prior knowledge of the deal involving his son’s firm, calls it a mistake, and maintains no money changed hands in the ₹300 crore agreement for land alleged to be worth far more.
  • Opposition parties have demanded a white paper and accountability, while Sharad Pawar has sought a fair investigation and met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday.