Demolish Adarsh society building, orders Bombay high court

Inquiry ordered against politicians, officers involved in scam

GN Bureau | April 29, 2016


#inquiry   #Kargil   #scam   #high court   #Adarsh housing   #war widows  


 The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Centre and the ministry of environment and forests to demolish the scam-ridden Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai. The court also ordered an inquiry against politicians, ministers and officers who were involved in the scam.

The court directed the state government to initiate criminal prosecution against officers involved in the scam and to restore the plot.
The high court has given 12 weeks time to the Maharashtra government to file an appeal. The court said that all pending proceeding going on in the lower courts must be speeded up. 
 
The 31 storey structure was built without permission from the environment ministry. The 25 flats in the controversial society were illegally allotted.
 
The building was originally meant to house Kargil war heroes and war widows.
 
Ashok Chavan, who had to step down as chief minister after the scam surfaced in 2010, refused to comment. He was among the 12 persons charge sheeted by the central bureau of investigation in connection with the case. As per the investigating agency, Chavan suggested inclusion of civilian members in Adarsh Housing Society to secure flats for his relatives in the plush complex.
 
 Petitioner and RTI activist Santosh Daundkar said he was happy with the court order.

Comments

 

Other News

Farm stability in the time of climate change

Indian agriculture is experiencing significant climate volatility, while the world economy seems to be in a highly volatile situation. Economic indices from various countries show that they need to recalibrate their strategies to withstand economic headwinds. In such a challenging situation, a country li

El Niño threatens India’s Rabi crops

India’s southwest monsoon ended with a 13% rainfall deficit in 2026, its weakest performance in a decade, raising concerns over agricultural production, water security and the upcoming rabi season. With El Niño expected to persist into early 2027, experts warn that declining soil moisture, dep

Regulating the data advantage: India’s new e-Commerce framework

For over a decade, India’s e-commerce story has rested on a simple premise: platforms connect buyers and sellers, while data fuels efficiency, personalisation, and scale. However, as the market matured, its structure has revealed a growing imbalance. E-commerce platforms, especially marketplace ent

Changing weather patterns, climate change responsible for Nepal floods

The interaction between active Western Disturbances, increased atmospheric moisture and the region’s complex topography aswell as global warming are important factors behind intense rainfall in the Himalayas, leading to flash floods in Nepal, according to meteorologists. Nepal

A right she cannot reach

Last summer, the two of us spent several weeks in rural Madhya Pradesh with a non-profit that works on gender justice through women’s self-help groups. We went in with a notebook full of laws. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The Dowry Prohibition Act. Free legal aid for every wo

Tier-2 cities lead India’s digital credit push

Digital payments have become a reflex for urban India, but the confidence earned in paying has not yet carried over to borrowing. That is the central finding of `How Urban India Pays Report 2026`, released by Pahlé India Foundation in collaboration with Amazon Pay. Based on a survey of 5,149 consu

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter