Daijiworld Media Network - Pune

Pune, Nov 9: The Rs 300-crore land deal involving Amadea Enterprises LLP, linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar, has come under further scrutiny after officials directed the firm to pay Rs 42 crore in stamp duty to cancel the transaction.

According to the Department of Registration and Stamps, the firm must pay 7% stamp duty on the original sale deed and another 7% for the cancellation deed. The company had earlier sought exemption by claiming that a data centre would be set up on the 40-acre government land in Pune’s Mundhwa area.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said action is being taken strictly as per law and there will be no attempt to protect anyone. He confirmed that FIRs have been filed against the company’s signatories and vendors, and those found guilty will face legal action.
Ajit Pawar stated that the sale deed executed by his son’s firm had been scrapped, claiming Parth was unaware the land belonged to the government.

The FIR, registered by Pimpri-Chinchwad Police, names Digvijay Amarsinh Patil, Parth’s cousin and co-owner of the firm; Shital Tejwani, who represented 272 landowners; and sub-registrar R B Taru for alleged misappropriation and cheating.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar backed a probe into the issue, saying facts should be placed before the public, while Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal demanded a white paper on land deals in Pune and Mumbai.

Officials said the deed will be cancelled only after payment of the full Rs 42 crore stamp duty. The 40-acre land, valued at around Rs 1,800 crore, continues to stir political debate across Maharashtra.