The Joint Inspector General of Registration (IGR)-headed committee investigating the controversial Rs 300-crore Pune land deal has omitted Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, from its findings. Officials confirmed that Parth’s name does not appear on any documents related to the transaction, and therefore, he cannot be indicted in the probe.

The three-member panel, led by Joint IGR Rajendra Muthe, submitted its report to IGR Ravindra Binwade, who forwarded it to Pune Divisional Commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar.

Who were indicted in the report?

While Parth Pawar was not named, the committee indicted three people directly involved in the deal:

Ravindra Taru – a suspended sub-registrar

Digvijay Patil – Parth Pawar’s cousin and business partner

Sheetal Tejwani – power of attorney holder for the land sellers

What were the key findings of the Muthe committee?

The report highlighted several procedural lapses in the sale of 40 acres of government land in Pune’s upscale Mundhwa area to Amadea Enterprises LLP, where Parth Pawar is a partner:

The land belonged to the government and should not have been sold.

The firm received an exemption from Rs 21 crore in stamp duty.

Documentation requirements under Section 18-K of the Registration Act, 1908, were not fully followed.

The committee recommended that collectors vet all stamp duty waivers and suggested extending restrictions to cases where government ownership or interest is not clearly established.

What steps are being taken against Amadea Enterprises?

The IGR’s office has issued a notice to Amadea Enterprises LLP to pay Rs 42 crore in stamp duty following the cancellation of the Mundhwa land deal. The firm has been given seven days to respond.

What is the next step in the Pune land deal probe?

Reports from the revenue department and settlement commissioner will also be submitted. All three reports will be forwarded to Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Vikas Kharge, who heads a six-member panel set up by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review the scrapped Mundhwa land deal.