Land Scam : Ajit Pawar’s Son Parth Faces Heat; Rs 1,800-Crore Plot Sold For Just Rs 300 Crore
New Delhi : The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level investigation into an alleged land scam involving Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, after the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) submitted an interim report detailing serious irregularities in a Rs 1,800-crore property transaction. Recorded under the Mumbai Government as occupant, was sold to Amedia Enterprises LLP, a firm reportedly connected to Parth Pawar, for just Rs 300 crore.
The land was originally leased to the Indian Botanical Survey for 15 years, with an extension of 50 years up to 2038 at a nominal rent of Rs 1 per year, implying continued government ownership or interest. A sale deed was registered directly between the Power of Attorney holder, Sheetal Tejwani, acting on behalf of 272 individuals, and Amedia Enterprises LLP, which intended to develop a data centre on the site.
Even if the project had qualified for a 5% stamp duty exemption for data centre development, local taxes such as Local Body Tax and Metro Tax, totalling nearly Rs 6 crore, were still applicable. The registration, therefore, caused substantial financial loss to the state exchequer. The interim report identifies serious procedural violations by then Joint Sub-Registrar Ravindra Taru, who registered the sale deed without verifying the required government permission or a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
A government notice has been issued to recover the unpaid stamp duty of Rs 5.99 crore, and criminal complaints are being prepared against the Power of Attorney holder, the buyer company, and the Sub-Registrar. Notably, while the transaction has been linked to Parth Pawar through Amedia Enterprises LLP, his name does not appear in the FIR.
