Mumbai, April 29
In a major setback to the residents
of the Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Friday
ordered its demolition.
The court has also ordered inquiry
against the politicians, ministers and officers involved in the 31-storey
Adarsh Housing Society scam.
The court has given 12 weeks time to
the Devandra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government to appeal in the Supreme Court
against its order.
The society, originally meant to be
a six-storey structure to house Kargil war heroes and war widows, was converted
into a 100-metre-tall building.
Meanwhile, former Maharashtra chief
minister Ashok Chavan while talking to ANI avoided commenting on the decision
and said he doesn't want to react on the judgement.
The 31-storey Adarsh Housing
Society, originally meant for Kargil war heroes, landed in controversy after
media reports said that several politicians, bureaucrats and defence personnel
owned flats there.
Scandal
hit the society in 2010 when it was revealed that the several civilians were
allotted houses in the residential complex meant primarily for defence veterans
and widows of military men. Chavan, who was accused of recommending several of
his relatives for the flats, was among the 12 chargesheeted in the case.
—TNS/Agencies
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