Overview
- Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule ordered the suspension of Vidya Shankar Bade, the in-charge joint sub-registrar at the Haveli office, after the Inspector General of Registration flagged grave violations.
- The January 2025 sale deed (No. 685/2025) covered 6 hectares 32 ares in Survey No. 20, Tathawade, a government parcel marked non-transferable without prior state approval.
- Inquiry findings state Bade accepted an old 7/12 extract, used a system “skip” option, and proceeded despite the recorded owner being deceased with no heirs entered.
- The Stamp Duty Department detected the anomaly and alerted the Animal Husbandry Department, prompting a complaint to the Pune Divisional Commissioner and parallel investigations.
- Officials signaled zero tolerance and warned of departmental and possible criminal action; PTI reports the deal was pegged at about Rs 33 crore, a police complaint names 26 parties, and Bade has been attached to the Principal Stamps Office during suspension.