Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has moved the Bombay high court urging it to quash the FIR against him by the CBI in the Adarsh scam case. Hearing Chavan’s petition, a division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashokh Bhangale asked his lawyers whether the petition would survive since the CBI had already filed a chargesheet in the case.
Chavan and 12 others were charged in the Adarsh case by the CBI. In his petition, Chavan has questioned the jurisdiction of the CBI to probe the case since no consent had been taken from the state government. Alleging that the case was a political conspiracy to target him, the petition has urged the court to restrain the CBI from initiating any action against him.
Chavan was accused of allegedly taking decisions that benefitted Adarsh during his term as revenue minister and then as CM. The allegation against him is that after meeting promoters of Adarsh, a decision was taken to include civilian members in society initially meant for defence personnel. This decision helped his relatives get flats in Adarsh. As CM in July 2009, he allegedly gave society the concession of 15% recreation ground, not allowed earlier by the state. The HC has posted the next hearing for March 15.
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Chavan and 12 others were charged in the Adarsh case by the CBI. In his petition, Chavan has questioned the jurisdiction of the CBI to probe the case since no consent had been taken from the state government. Alleging that the case was a political conspiracy to target him, the petition has urged the court to restrain the CBI from initiating any action against him.
Chavan was accused of allegedly taking decisions that benefitted Adarsh during his term as revenue minister and then as CM. The allegation against him is that after meeting promoters of Adarsh, a decision was taken to include civilian members in society initially meant for defence personnel. This decision helped his relatives get flats in Adarsh. As CM in July 2009, he allegedly gave society the concession of 15% recreation ground, not allowed earlier by the state. The HC has posted the next hearing for March 15.
COURTESY:
Shibu Thomas TNN
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