Pune, 25 November 2025: Amadea Enterprises LLP, a company in which Digvijay Patil and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar are partners, has asked the state registration department for an additional 15 days to reply to a notice regarding an alleged stamp duty shortfall of ₹21 crore in the controversial Mundhwa land deal.
The deadline to either pay the dues or submit an explanation was originally set for Monday.
According to senior officials, the firm has appointed a large legal team and has sought various documents to prepare its detailed response. They said the company has not indicated readiness to pay the amount and has only expressed that it wants to present its side of the matter.
Officials clarified that the current notice is limited to the alleged stamp duty deficit. A separate payment of ₹21 crore would come into effect only if the company decides to cancel the sale deed for the 40-acre land, which is recorded as government property. The decision to cancel the deed lies entirely with the company, and no deadline has been set for this. If it chooses cancellation, the total financial liability will rise to ₹42 crore.
The Mundhwa land deal has been under scrutiny after a five-member inquiry committee raised questions about how the registration was approved. The deed was processed by suspended Haveli No. 4 sub-registrar Ravindra Taru, who, the committee found, failed to verify important documents.
Following these findings, the registration department has ordered an audit of all registrations handled by Taru. The inquiry committee, chaired by Joint Inspector General of Registration Rajendra Muthe, submitted its report last week.
It held Taru, power of attorney holder Sheetal Tejwani, over 270 heirs linked to erstwhile Mahar watan land, and Amadea Enterprises representative Digvijay Patil responsible for several violations of stamp duty and registration rules.
The committee, formed on 6 November, examined missing documents, procedural gaps, and the legal grounds on which the deed was approved despite the land being classified as government-owned. The report has now been forwarded to the state government for further action.