Ajit Pawar: During his son’s property sale dispute said, “Officials should have refused illegal registrations.”

Ajit Pawar: the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, said on Saturday that those in charge of document registration ought to have declined to execute agreements that were illegal and made the parties involved aware of these restrictions.

In relation to a contentious property sale in Pune, the deputy registrar sent a notice to his son Parth Pawar’s company demanding Rs 21 crore in stamp duty and penalties.

The Bombay High Court has brought up serious concerns about the police investigation into the property sale, implying that officials may be protecting Parth Pawar by omitting his name from the FIR.

Ajit Pawar aimed to allay fears after the passage of a measure by the legislative assembly on Friday that gives the revenue minister the authority to convene hearings in controversial IGR cases.

According to Pawar, authorities should have used due care while registering such papers, and those who did so were at fault.

“A contract should not have been registered by the authorities who received the necessary paperwork. The deputy chief minister said that they ought to have made it apparent to the parties that such an agreement could not be completed.

Pawar reaffirmed that accountability rested with the registration authorities when questioned about claims that the measure was introduced to shield Parth, who has a 99 percent stock position in Amadea Enterprises LLP.

“People have voted for us to be our representatives in the House. When questioned about the purpose of the modification, he said, “We are free to make decisions or amend things we find suitable.”

According to Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, complainants who were unhappy with IGR-level determinations had to go to the High Court under the previous rule. Following the modification, the revenue minister, who would have the authority to convene hearings in these cases, may now be contacted by such complainants.

He said that the public exchequer has suffered financial losses as a result of certain transactions, calling for a more efficient redressal system.

After it was discovered that the site belonged to the government and could not be sold, the sale of 40 acres of land in Pune’s affluent Mundhwa neighborhood for Rs 300 crore to Amadea Enterprises LLP, in which Parth Pawar is a majority partner, came under investigation. Additionally, the company was reportedly excused from paying stamp duty of Rs 21 crore.

Digvijay Patil, a relative and business associate of Parth Pawar, Sheetal Tejwani, who acted as the land sellers’ power of attorney, and sub-registrar Ravindra Taru were all indicted by a commission led by the Joint Inspector General of Registration (IGR). They were mentioned in a formal complaint filed at a Pune police station.

According to a top official, Parth Pawar was not identified since his name was not on any document.