Recall Maharashtra governor for Adarsh decision, demands BJP

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:02

BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday demanded immediate recall of Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, saying he has violated the constitution.

Adarsh scam is an unhappy episode: Prithviraj Chavan

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 22:13

Dubbing the Adarsh Housing Society scam as an "unhappy episode", Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said rejection of the inquiry commission report was a decision of the state cabinet.

`Nexus` between Ashok Chavan`s acts, benefits to his relatives: Adarsh panel

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 17:20

"There was certainly a nexus between the acts of" former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and "benefits derived by his close relatives", the judicial inquiry commission on Adarsh housing scam has said.

Diplomat Devyani ineligible for owning Adarsh flat: Panel

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 21:35

Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat who is at the centre of a diplomatic row with the US, is one of the 25 allottees who have been found ineligible to own a flat in the controversial Adarsh Housing society by a judicial panel which probed the scam.

BJP accuses Congress of double standards on anti-corruption issue

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 21:28

In wake of Maharashtra govt rejecting probe on Adarsh scam, BJP said while Congress` Rahul Gandhi takes credit for passage of anti-corruption Lokpal Bill they are protecting guilty in housing scandal.

Devyani Khobragade, Ashok Chavan among illegal Adarsh beneficiaries, says report

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 12:59

Maharashtra government has rejected the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the Adarsh scam it tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Friday which indicted several politicians including three former Chief Ministers for "blatant violations" of statutory provisions.

Adarsh case: CBI may seek review of Governor`s order on Chavan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 21:09

CBI is likely to seek a review of Maharashtra Governor`s order refusing to grant sanction for prosecution of former Chief Minister of the state Ashok Chavan in the multi-crore Adarsh housing scam.

Adarsh scam: Maharashtra Governor refuses permission to prosecute Ashok Chavan

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:05

In a big setback to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has refused to give permission to the investigative agency to probe former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, reports said on Wednesday.

Will table Adarsh probe report in Assembly: Maharashtra govt tells HC

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 13:35

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that it would table the Adarsh inquiry commission report during the ongoing winter Assembly session.

Maharashtra session: Anti-superstition Bill, Adarsh scam to be key issues

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 11:17

The winter session of Maharashtra Legislature will commence here from tomorrow with issues such as the demand for passing the Anti-Superstition Bill and Adarsh scam likely to generate heat during the proceedings.

HC asks Maharashtra govt if it will table Adarsh report in winter session

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 23:39

Bombay High Court directed Maharashtra government to inform if it plans to table the report of the judicial commission, which probed Adarsh housing society scam, during the winter session.

CBI should make Patil-Nilangekar accused in Adarsh: PIL

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 21:53

An application filed in the Bomabay High Court has demanded that CBI should make former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar an accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.