Pune, Oct. 31 -- The Maharashtra charity commissioner on Thursday ordered the cancellation of the sale of a prime property in Pune belonging to a Jain trust to a builder amid protests from the community over the past few days. The commissioner has also asked the trust to return Rs.230 crore to the developer. The development came after construction firm Gokhale Landmarks LLP and the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Digambar Smarak Trust expressed their desire to cancel the sales deed related to the 3.5-acre property in Model Colony that currently houses a boarding and a Jain temple. The charity commissioner revoked its April 2025 order allowing Seth Hirachand Nemchand Digambar Smarak Trust to enter into an agreement with Gokhale Landmarks LLP. "Gokhale Landmarks LLP and the trustees of SHNST shall take appropriate steps and measures for cancellations of the sale deed and the power of attorney dated October 10, 2025. These measures shall be taken at the earliest. Upon cancellation of the sale deed, the trustees should refund the entire amount of the sale consideration to Gokhale Landmarks," stated the order. The property was acquired by Pune-based Gokhale Landmarks LLP earlier this year for Rs.311 crore from Seth Hirachand Nemchand Memorial Trust, of which a sum of Rs.230 crore was paid, while the remaining amount was for the redevelopment of the hostel. The controversy had taken a political turn with Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar alleging involvement of Union minister Murlidhar Mohol in the transaction, a charge denied by the latter....