By: Express News ServicePune | November 19, 2025 10:53 AM IST 3 min readLike the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the matter, the report does not name Parth Pawar. (File Photo)The first of the two committees investigating the controversial land deal in Pune’s Mundhwa, allegedly involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar, has indicted Digvijay Patil of Amadea Enterprises LLP, Sheetal Tejwani, and Sub-Registrar Ravindra Taru in its report submitted Tuesday, said a senior official.Like the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the matter, the report does not name Parth Pawar.Tejwani held the power of attorney for the original 272 watandars of the Mahar Watan land, and Patil signed the documents on behalf of his company, of which Parth Pawar is also a director.The land, possessed by the government and leased to the Botanical Survey of India, could not have been sold in this way, the district collector has said.The committee was led by Rajendra Muthe, Joint Inspector General of Registration (IGR).A part of the report accessed by The Indian Express stated that, in cases of land transactions where a stamp duty waiver has been sought, the collector of stamps must approve the transaction under Section 31 of the relevant Act.The report also recommended, “Qualified senior and experienced Joint Deputy Registrars should be appointed to the posts of Joint Deputy Registrars in districts that are important for revenue collection in the state and care should be taken to ensure that these posts do not remain vacant.” Section K of the Registration Act, 1908, is also cited to say that such documentation can only be completed when the 7/12 extract of the land is not older than a month.Story continues below this adThe report also recommended a modification in the Registration Act, 1908.“Section 18A has been inserted in the Registration Act, 1908, as per the amendment dated 28/04/2025. As per clause (b) of sub-section (1) thereof, it is mandatory for the secondary registrars not to register the deeds of purchase and sale etc. of properties owned by the Government and similar authorities,” it said.“However, this provision is limited to ‘ownership’ only. It seems necessary to make a clear provision in the said Act to ensure that the deeds of properties which are not yet ‘owned’ by the Government but are in the possession of the Government and/or have other interests are not registered.”Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:pune