The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation if it requires sanction from the government to prosecute former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam. The central agency has been given four weeks to file a reply in the court.
The court was hearing a PIL regarding the prosecution of accused in the Adarsh scam. "I pleaded before the court that my contention was, no sanction was needed to prosecute Ashok Chavan," petitioner Ketan Tirodkar told The Hindu .
Meanwhile, CBI told the court that since it had already filed charge sheets in the matter, the court need not monitor the probe anymore.
"The CBI said it had filed charge sheets in the trial court under the Benami Property Act and Prevention of Corruption Act. Thus the court needn't continue monitoring," Mr Tirodkar said.
