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A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, after the district administration uncovered the illegal sale of around 0.76 hectares of land that was under a court ban on PACL-linked properties. The transaction, alleged to have taken place in October 2025, involved forged documents and the concealment of the land's restricted status when it was sold to a buyer from Zirakpur, Punjab. The plot in Aamwala Tarla had been barred from transfer under orders associated with the PACL (Pearls Agro Tech Corporation Limited) liquidation process overseen by the former RM Lodha Committee, but the sale deed was still registered under the Registration Act, 1908. Dehradun authorities have lodged an FIR naming both the seller and buyer, and are now also probing the conduct of the sub-registrar's office that processed the deed amid the ongoing court prohibition.
The Dehradun district administration has registered a criminal case after discovering that a parcel of land in Aamwala Tarla was sold in violation of a court-imposed ban linked to PACL land assets, officials said. The FIR was filed at Kotwali police station against the seller, Sikandar Singh of Rajpur, and the buyer, Kharati Lal Kukkad of Zirakpur, Punjab, following an official complaint from the deputy registrar. Advertisement
According to police and revenue records, the approximately 0.76-hectare plot was sold in October 2025 using documents that falsely described the land as free of encumbrances. The restriction on transfers stems from restrictions imposed by the RM Lodha Committee constituted pursuant to Supreme Court directions in the PACL liquidation process which barred protests, disposition or transfer of several PACL properties, including this parcel, while investor restitution and asset disposal were being overseen.
Deputy registrar Riya Verma filed a complaint with local authorities after re-examining the sale deed and identifying khasra numbers that matched land flagged as restricted. She said that the seller and buyer had failed to disclose the court-prohibited status of the land in the sale documents, and that the deed was mistakenly registered under the Registration Act, 1908, and the state's Registration Manual. Subsequent attempts to obtain a mutation of the property were denied by the revenue department when the restrictions came to light in December 2025.
Police confirmed that the FIR includes allegations of forgery and concealment of material facts, offences that carry serious penalties under the Indian Penal Code if proven. The administration has also instructed that the mutation order be rescinded to prevent any impression of legitimate ownership on the revenue records.
In addition to taking action against the individuals directly involved, authorities said they are investigating the role of the Dehradun sub-registrar's office that processed the transaction despite the land's prohibited status. A senior police official indicated that strict action could be taken against any officials found to have violated statutory norms or acted negligently in registering the deed.
The case highlights wider concerns over illicit land transfers in the region, as Dehradun and other parts of Uttarakhand have seen government efforts to curb fraudulent sales, forged registry documents and encroachments on restricted parcels. In recent years, law enforcement and revenue authorities have pursued multiple probes into similar frauds, including broader fake registry scams that have drawn nationwide attention.
As the investigation progresses, police said they will also verify whether similar transactions have occurred in other PACL-linked properties to ensure that court orders and investor protection mechanisms are upheld.
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