India, Nov. 7 -- The Maharashtra revenue department has unearthed a series of procedural violations in the registration of a Rs.300-crore land deal involving a firm linked to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, leading to the suspension of a sub-registrar and a probe into possible loss to the state exchequer.

In a formal order issued on Thursday, Inspector General of Registration (IGR) Ravindra Binwade suspended sub-registrar RB Taru, attached to Haveli Number 4 registration office, for "serious irregularities" in registering the land documents without the required clearances. The order was based on a report submitted by the joint district registrar and collector (stamps), which pointed to lapses that allegedly resulted ...