Parth Pawar Faces Setback in Controversial Land Deal; Registrar Orders Rs 21 Crore Stamp Duty Payment to Cancel Deal

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Pune, Maharashtra: The land deal involving Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has hit a major roadblock. The Registrar Office has issued a notice to Amadea Enterprises LLP, the company in which Parth Pawar holds a 99% stake, demanding Rs 21 crore in stamp duty and penalties to officially cancel the 40-acre government land deal.

The company had purchased the land, valued at Rs 1,800 crore, for just Rs 300 crore, sparking allegations of irregularities. Two FIRs have already been filed in connection with the case, naming partners Digvijay Patil and Sheetal Tejwani.

Land Reserved for Dalits
The disputed 40-acre land is part of the Dalit-reserved ‘Mahar Vatan’ scheme. Originally leased to the Botanical Survey of India in 1959 for 15 years, the lease was extended in 1999 until 2038. Allegations suggest that Sheetal Tejwani manipulated documents to obtain Power of Attorney from 272 landowners in Mundwa, Pune, before selling it to Amadea Enterprises LLP. Once the irregularities surfaced, the company attempted to cancel the deal.

Registrar Orders Payment of Stamp Duty and Penalty
Amadea Enterprises LLP submitted a cancellation deed on Rs 500 stamp paper, requesting the registrar to annul the land purchase, citing the cancellation of the planned data center project. However, AP Fulare, Sub-Registrar (Class II) Pune, cited relevant rules and instructed the company to pay the full stamp duty and penalty totaling Rs 21 crore. A notice has been served to partner Digvijay Patil.

Deal Timeline and Stamp Duty Issue
The land was purchased on 20 May 2025 for Rs 300 crore. The company had initially sought a stamp duty exemption based on a 1 February 2024 government notification applicable to data center and IT infrastructure projects. Since the project has now been canceled, the exemption no longer applies.

According to the notice, under Section 25(b)(i) of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, the company must pay 5% penalty, 1% local institution tax, and 1% metro tax, totaling 7% of the deal value, which amounts to Rs 21 crore. The registrar also asked the company to correct discrepancies in the stamp duty submitted with the cancellation deed.

Earlier, Ajit Pawar had claimed that the deal was canceled and stated that his son was unaware the land belonged to the government.