Mumbai: The former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Monday moved the Supreme Court against Bombay High Court’s order in infamous Adarsh Housing scam case. the Supreme Court has agreed to hear his plea on April 24 and asked the Maharashtra government to take adjournment before the trial court in the case.
In a blow to Chavan, the Bombay High Court in March dismissed his appeal to recall an earlier order refusing to delete his name from the multi-crore Adarsh Housing Society scam case. Justice ML Tahaliyani refused to grant any relief to the senior Congress leader.
The CBI had first approached the trial court seeking to drop Chavan’s name as an accused on the ground that the Governor had refused to sanction his prosecution. As the CBI court rejected it, the agency moved the HC.
However, Justice Tahaliyani had dismissed CBI’s application last November after observing that the Governor had refused sanction for prosecution for conspiracy charge under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but he can still be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Charges levelled against Chavan for the alleged individual acts cannot go away only because the Governor has refused to grant sanction for prosecuting him for conspiracy and cheating,” Justice Tahaliyani had said. According to CBI, Chavan suggested inclusion of civilian members in the Adarsh society — meant only for defence personnel — to get flats for his own relatives.
Bureau Report
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