I also know that a calling attention notice was to come up (by BJP members) for discussion on Wednesday but it was postponed. Pune's BJP legislator Medha Kulkarni and local BJP corporator Amol Balwadkar had written letters to the Pune authorities to prevent the misuse.
"This happened because of the minister's blessings. "Imagine the money the builder would make by selling the property at a market rate which is about R20,000/sq ft. The NCP group leader said a playground in Pune's Balewadi was used for constructing a commercial building worth R300 crore. Former revenue minister Eknath Khadse had to quit the post three years ago over such an issue. But when told that similar quasi-judicial decisions were debated in the house without any hindrance and taken to their logical end, the minister said he had just quoted the legislative rules. The minister said the land in question was not a gift (inaam) but a private property, which when sold, did not qualify for premium payment. The quasi-judicial decisions are challenged only in the high court by the parties concerned," he said.
"Moreover, quasi-judicial matters cannot be discussed in the legislature. He said since he wasn't served a notice by the MLA (as per the rule), the remarks were expunged from the day's proceedings. Revenue Minister refutes chargesĪddressing the media, Chandrakant Patil refuted the charges.
But when the parties concerned, including the buyer Radha Radha Soami Satsang Centre, appealed before the minister he overruled the officer's decision using his quasi-judicial authority. The revenue department's lower authorities â the talathi to deputy commissioner - had told the trust to pay the premium. He said the land was priced at R300 cr, but the deal was made for R84 crore. Such payments facilitate the transfer of land in the name of the buyers.Īccording to the MLA, the 22-acre land at Kesanand Phata in Wagholi, Pune district was in possession of Matoba Devasthan Trust. Both land parcels are in Pune district, said the MLA.Ī premium called 'nazrana' in the revenue department's parlance must be paid to the government when land in possession of a temple trust (a gift from the government for charitable purpose) is sold. Jayant Patil told the media that the minister had waved off R42 crore in premium (usually half the price of the sale deal) that was to be paid to the government, and in the second case, the revenue department's boss allowed a playground to be used for commercial construction. He demanded an inquiry into the matter and asked the revenue minister to quit immediately. The NCP leader and the minister held press conferences where Jayant Patil said the minister's decisions had caused a big loss to the government coffers. The matter came up for discussion in the public forum after speaker Haribhau Bagade expunged Jayant Patil's remarks from the Assembly proceedings. NCP group leader Jayant Patil's accusations of massive corruption against revenue minister Chandrakant Patil rocked the legislature on Wednesday.
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