Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Forms SIT To Probe Kalyan Government Land Transfers
The Maharashtra government is investigating what may have happened to government grazing land in six Kalyan villages.
About 174 acres and 22 gunthas of land are involved.
The land may have been changed from one government ownership category to another.
Some of it was later sold to developers or institutions.
A special team called an SIT will check the original documents and official records.
It will also examine whether the sales and land-record changes followed the law.
If wrongdoing or illegal occupation is found, the team may recommend action against responsible people.
The team is expected to give the government a report within 30 days.
The Maharashtra government formed an SIT to investigate alleged irregular transfers of about 174 acres and 22 gunthas of government grazing land.
The inquiry covers land across Mangaon, Kole, Katai, Gharivali, Sandap and Usarghar villages in Kalyan tehsil.
Investigators will examine land records, mutations, Class-I conversions, unearned income calculations and related official orders.
The SIT will scrutinize subsequent transactions involving developers and institutions under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, and other laws.
The committee must submit its findings and recommendations to the Maharashtra government within 30 days.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government has formed a Special Investigation Team led by the Konkan Divisional Commissioner.
- What
- The SIT will investigate alleged irregular transfers, conversions and subsequent sales of about 174 acres and 22 gunthas of government grazing land.
- When
- The government order was reported on September 16, 2026; the SIT was constituted following directions issued on August 19, 2026, and must report within 30 days.
- Where
- The land is located across Mangaon, Kole, Katai, Gharivali, Sandap and Usarghar villages in Kalyan tehsil.
- Why
- The inquiry was ordered to determine whether land transfers, record changes, conversions and transactions complied with applicable laws and procedures.
- Land under inquiry
- Approximately 174 acres and 22 gunthas of government grazing land
- Villages covered
- Mangaon, Kole, Katai, Gharivali, Sandap and Usarghar
- SIT chair
- Konkan Divisional Commissioner
- Member secretary
- Additional District Collector, Thane
- Records examined
- Original land records, 7/12 entries, mutations and orders by tehsildars and sub-divisional officers
- Legal review
- Compliance with the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, and other applicable laws
- Deadline
- A comprehensive report is due to the Maharashtra government within 30 days