India, Nov. 8 -- Even though Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar announced on Friday that his son Parth Pawar had cancelled the sale deed for the controversial Mundhwa land, the officiating joint sub-registrar has made it clear that Amadea Enterprises LLP, the firm linked to Parth, must pay Rs.42 crore in stamp duty and penalty to execute the cancellation deed.

In a letter issued on Friday evening, officiating joint sub-registrar P. Fulaware asked Amadea partner Digvijay Patil to pay the "full stamp duty" before the cancellation deed could be registered. The letter also stated that Amadea has to also pay the previous stamp duty amount.

Amadea Enterprises - a firm jointly owned by Parth Pawar and his cousin Digvijay Patil - had ...