Pune Municipal Corporation’s Roads Department has imposed a penalty of Rs 5,48,64,000 on Malpani Ventures for allegedly carrying out unauthorised road excavation for a construction project in Baner, according to a statement cited by the Aam Aadmi Party’s youth wing. The party has demanded immediate recovery of the amount and an inspection of the developer’s other projects in Pune.
The penalty relates to excavation at a construction project on Survey No. 33/1/9 in Baner. The demand for action was raised by Raviraj Baban Kale, state president of the AAP youth wing, who said the municipal corporation should ensure that the penalty is recovered without delay. The allegation and related demands were detailed in a statement released on 26 October.
Kale also said the Roads Department had written to the executive engineer of the Building Development Department on 12 October 2026. According to the statement, the Roads Department asked that a stop-work notice be issued for Malpani Ventures’ ongoing construction projects in Pune if the developer delayed payment of the Baner penalty.
The municipal action comes after an earlier penalty involving the same developer in Balewadi. Malpani Ventures had previously been fined Rs 1,28,01,600 for unauthorised excavation connected with a construction project on Survey No. 23 in Balewadi. The AAP statement said that amount was recovered by the municipal Roads Department.
The current dispute therefore involves two separate excavation cases cited by the party: the earlier Balewadi penalty, which it said had been recovered, and the newer Baner penalty, whose recovery status remains the immediate issue. The statement called for the civic administration to move beyond correspondence if payment was being delayed and to take action under applicable rules.
The AAP has also demanded an inspection of all other ongoing Malpani Ventures construction projects in Pune. The proposed checks include verifying whether permissions were obtained for road excavation and whether electrical cables were laid without authorisation. Kale further alleged that the developer’s actions violated the municipal corporation’s ‘stretching policy’ and called for the allegation to be examined according to procedure.
The party has said it will seek an inquiry into anyone found to have supported or protected the developer. It has also asked the municipal commissioner to clarify the action taken after the penalty was imposed, including the communication between the Roads Department and the Building Development Department.
For residents and road users, the case centres on how the civic body controls excavation linked to private construction. Unauthorised digging can bring construction activity into conflict with the municipal road network and raises questions about permission checks, restoration obligations, penalty recovery and coordination between civic departments. The supplied report does not state whether the Baner excavation has been regularised, whether the penalty has been paid, or whether a stop-work notice has been issued.
The next steps are expected from the Roads Department and the Building Development Department on recovery of the Baner penalty, any work-stoppage notice, and the proposed inspection of the developer’s other Pune projects.
