Mumbai, September 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Bombay High Court has questioned the Maharashtra Police over the exclusion of Parth Pawar, son of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, from the list of accused in a high-profile government land deal case in Pune, despite investigation records showing his alleged connection with the firm involved in the transaction.
During the hearing, Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that a company identified in the investigation records as M/s Almeida Enterprises LLP had acquired 40 acres of government land in Pune’s Mundhwa area at a price allegedly far below its market value.
The court was informed that the firm had two directors — Parth Pawar and Digvijay Patil. However, police named only Patil as an accused in the case.
In an order issued this month, Justice Jamdar raised concerns over allegations that Parth Pawar may have been spared prosecution because of his political influence and family connections. The court sought an explanation from the police for the apparent disparity in the investigation.
The High Court has directed Maharashtra Director General of Police Sadanand Vasant Date to personally file an affidavit addressing the issue. The DGP and the investigating officer have been asked to submit their responses before the next hearing on September 28.
The issue arose during the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea filed by Pune Tehsildar Suryakant Yewale, who has been accused of misusing his official position to facilitate the alleged fraudulent transaction. Yewale has denied the allegations and claimed that he was falsely implicated.
The Mundhwa land case concerns the alleged fraudulent sale and illegal transfer of a 43.3-acre parcel of government-owned land in Pune, estimated to be worth around Rs 1,800 crore.
Pune-based businesswoman and builder Sheetal Tejwani, who had held a Power of Attorney on behalf of the original Watandars for nearly two decades, allegedly executed a sale deed transferring the property to an entity referred to in the investigation as Amadea Enterprises LLP for Rs 300 crore.
A seven-member government committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Vikas Kharge submitted a 4,392-page inquiry report and termed the transaction “illegal and criminal”. It indicted Digvijay Patil, Tejwani and certain administrative officials.
While the committee did not directly implicate Parth Pawar within the immediate scope of its findings, it recommended a detailed police investigation into the financial records of the company involved and the mechanics of the transaction.
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