diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/145-pawanpraka1 b/changelogs/unreleased/145-pawanpraka1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2c75da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/145-pawanpraka1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fixing stale ZFSVolume resource issue when deleting the pvc in pending state
diff --git a/pkg/driver/controller.go b/pkg/driver/controller.go
index 0d4c976..a2892b4 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/controller.go
@@ -209,16 +209,6 @@ func (cs *controller) CreateVolume(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	selected, state, err := zfs.GetZFSVolumeState(req.Name)
-
-	if err == nil {
-		// ZFSVolume CR has been created, check if it is in Ready state
-		if state == zfs.ZFSStatusReady {
-			goto CreateVolumeResponse
-		}
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "volume %s creation is Pending", volName)
-	}
-
 	if contentSource != nil && contentSource.GetSnapshot() != nil {
 		snapshotID := contentSource.GetSnapshot().GetSnapshotId()
 
@@ -231,18 +221,6 @@ func (cs *controller) CreateVolume(
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	_, state, err = zfs.GetZFSVolumeState(req.Name)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "createvolume: failed to fetch the volume %v", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	if state == zfs.ZFSStatusPending {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "volume %s is being created", volName)
-	}
-
-CreateVolumeResponse:
-
 	sendEventOrIgnore(volName, strconv.FormatInt(int64(size), 10), "zfs-localpv", analytics.VolumeProvision)
 
 	topology := map[string]string{zfs.ZFSTopologyKey: selected}
diff --git a/pkg/zfs/mount.go b/pkg/zfs/mount.go
index fea4357..eab8609 100644
--- a/pkg/zfs/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/zfs/mount.go
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ func MountDataset(vol *apis.ZFSVolume, mount *apis.MountInfo) error {
 	volume := vol.Spec.PoolName + "/" + vol.Name
 	err := verifyMountRequest(vol, mount.MountPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "dataset can not be mounted")
+		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "invalid mount request")
 	}
 
 	err = MountZFSDataset(vol, mount.MountPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return status.Error(codes.Internal, "not able to mount the dataset")
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "zfs: mount failed err : %v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	logrus.Infof("dataset %v mounted %v", volume, mount.MountPath)
diff --git a/pkg/zfs/zfs_util.go b/pkg/zfs/zfs_util.go
index 0c9c657..9e2bf4a 100644
--- a/pkg/zfs/zfs_util.go
+++ b/pkg/zfs/zfs_util.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	apis "github.com/openebs/zfs-localpv/pkg/apis/openebs.io/zfs/v1"
 )
@@ -379,8 +380,9 @@ func SetDatasetMountProp(volume string, mountpath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("zfs: could not set mountpoint on dataset %v cmd %v error: %s",
 			volume, ZFSVolArg, string(out))
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not set the mountpoint, %s", string(out))
 	}
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
 
 // MountZFSDataset mounts the dataset to the given mountpoint
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ func MountZFSDataset(vol *apis.ZFSVolume, mountpath string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("zfs: could not mount the dataset %v cmd %v error: %s",
 				volume, MountVolArg, string(out))
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("not able to mount, %s", string(out))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -452,7 +454,7 @@ func GetVolumeProperty(vol *apis.ZFSVolume, prop string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("zfs: could not get %s on dataset %v cmd %v error: %s",
 			prop, volume, ZFSVolArg, string(out))
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("get %s failed, %s", prop, string(out))
 	}
 	val := out[:len(out)-1]
 	return string(val), nil