India, May 21 -- Joint chief executive officer of MHADA Vandana Suryavanshi is facing a departmental inquiry in a faulty adjudication case that caused a loss of Rs.49.31 crore in stamp duty to the state exchequer. The issue dates back to 2012, when, as the district stamp duty officer in Pune, she allegedly assessed a land parcel at a rate much lower than its market value.

An audit conducted later by the Mumbai office of the stamp duty department found a shortfall of Rs.67.74 crore in stamp duty collection. However, a revision under the Stamp Duty Act pegged the loss to the exchequer at Rs.49.31 crore.

After the alleged irregularity came to light, a departmental inquiry ordered by revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule was initiated a...