Pune: The Inspector General of Registration (IGR) on Monday posted the next hearing of Amadea Enterprises LLP’s appeal against the Rs21-crore stamp duty shortfall and penalty demand on March 16, after the firm sought more time to submit documents.State IGR officials said the lawyers representing the firm sought at least a month’s time to collect certain government documents. “But the IGR set the next date as March 16,” an official from the registration department said.The appeal relates to the controversial registration of a sale deed between Amadea and power of attorney (PoA)-holder Sheetal Tejwani for around 40 acres of government land in Mundhwa. Suspended registrar R B Taru was accused of illegally waiving the stamp duty in the transaction.Amadea Enterprises LLP — in which Digvijay Patil and Parth Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, are partners — was told to pay a stamp duty shortfall of Rs21 crore for the sale deed executed in May 2025. A statutory penalty of 1% per month is applicable under the Maharashtra Stamp Act until the dues are paid. Amadea Enterprises LLP filed the appeal after the Feb 10 deadline to clear the stamp duty shortfall and the penalty related to the Mundhwa land registration expired.The first hearing took place on Feb 16. The hearing on Monday was held after the earlier date of March 3 was cancelled because of a government holiday. Officials clarified that no waiver of stamp duty has been granted. “The matter is quasi-judicial in nature. The IGR is legally required to grant a hearing after the firm contested the demand notice, and refused to accept the liability and the penalty. Any further decision will be taken after the hearing,” a senior official said.Earlier, lawyers representing Amadea had told TOI that the liability was not acceptable and that they had placed their contentions before the authority. “They have to give us a hearing and they cannot auction or initiate any action since we have already filed an appeal before the IGR,” the lawyers had said.Officials said that if the dues remain unpaid after due process, recovery proceedings under the Maharashtra Stamp Act could include attachment and auction of the firm’s movable and immovable properties.
