Court dismisses plea to drop Chavan`s name owing to judicial discipline

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 20:43

A special CBI court, which has dismissed CBI`s application seeking to drop former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan`s name from the list of accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam case, has said it cannot pass any order as the matter was also pending before the Bombay High Court.

Adarsh probe report: After Rahul`s opposition, NCP says open to review

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:27

With Rahul Gandhi coming out strongly against Maharashtra government`s decision rejecting a judicial panel`s report on Adarsh scam, Congress ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Monday that the party is open to reviewing the decision in the next Cabinet meeting .

We knew Adarsh report will be rejected: Justice Patil

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:37

Justice (retd) JA Patil, who probed the Adarsh housing society scam, on Monday said he knew Maharashtra government would reject the report as it had indicted four former chief ministers and many bureaucrats and its findings were "unpalatable" to government.

Guv order refusing action against Chavan questioned

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:16

An application has been filed in the Bombay High Court by a former journalist questioning the order of the Maharashtra Governor refusing sanction to prosecute former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society Scam.

Silence of Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan reason for all scams: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 23:14

Referring to the Adarsh Housing Society scam, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the reason for all scams in India is the silence of top leaders of ruling Congress party.

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 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.

Tawde wants special session to discuss ATR on Adarsh scam

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 18:04

Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council, Vinod Tawde today demanded a special session of the state Legislature to table the action taken report (ATR) in Adarsh housing society scam.

Former MLC Gidwani, Adarsh scam accused, hospitalised

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 23:03

Former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, an accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, was admitted to a hospital on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.

Maha govt questions CBI probe into Adarsh scam

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 12:14

In an interesting twist in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Bombay HC questioning the CBI`s jurisdiction in investigating the case.