India, Aug. 22 -- The Maharashtra government has stayed the controversial decision of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to grant full transfer of development rights (TDR) for land at Janta Vasahat in Parvati, and has ordered an inquiry into the case.

In a circular issued on Wednesday, housing department officer Gajanan Dabilkar directed SRA to submit a detailed report along with ready reckoner rates. The circular noted that several newspapers had highlighted irregularities in the Janta Vasahat TDR decision and that even the Slum Developers' Association had lodged a complaint with the state government questioning the SRA's move. The department has also instructed that all such TDR cases in Pune be scrutinised.

The controversy stems...