From 2020 to 22 Maharashtra IGR will examine all documents for rule violations.

PUNE: In order to address the growing number of complaints regarding violations of the many rules governing the Maharashtra real estate sector, the state office of the Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps (IGR) has requested a review of all property registrations completed between 2020 and 2022.

To rule out violations of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), 2016, and the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947, committees have been formed, according to officials from the property registration department who spoke to TOI.

Every realtor who plans to develop residential or commercial property in an area larger than 500 square meters or who wants to build more than eight flats over the course of several phases must register with RERA.

According to the 1947 Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, registration of minor and fragmented portions of land is prohibited. Only land with a size of 11 gunthas (11,000 square feet) or more can be registered, according to the Maharashtra IGR department.

Every year, the state government registers 25 to 30 lakh documents. According to a senior official at the property registration department, “All the documents registered in the last three years will be checked, and a detailed report will be submitted to the government in a year.”

The review would be conducted concurrently with the day-to-day work, according to State IGR H Sonawane, who spoke to TOI about the enormous assignment.

A report was suspended after checks were made at various property offices in the state, which prompted an investigation and the suspension of some employees.

According to a representative of the state property registration department, 82 employees are already being investigated for improperly registering papers in contravention of RERA and the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act. The 82 officials were divided between Thane and Aurangabad, with the remaining four coming from the Pune area.