Def ministry defends CBI probe in Adarsh scam
July 18, 2012 17:27
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Terming the Maharashtra government's objection to a CBI probe into the Adarsh scam as "illegal and malafide", the Defence ministry today rejected the ruling by a state-appointed judicial panel that the land on which the controversial building stands belongs to the state.
In an affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court, the ministry made it clear that it has not accepted the Judicial Commission's ruling settling the ownership of the plot in favour of the state governent, dubbing it as "completely flawed". "Dispute over the ownership of the land is not yet over.
The Commission's report is not binding on either the government or the court. The Ministry of Defence has not accepted the report.
Terming the Maharashtra government's objection to a CBI probe into the Adarsh scam as "illegal and malafide", the Defence ministry today rejected the ruling by a state-appointed judicial panel that the land on which the controversial building stands belongs to the state.
In an affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court, the ministry made it clear that it has not accepted the Judicial Commission's ruling settling the ownership of the plot in favour of the state governent, dubbing it as "completely flawed". "Dispute over the ownership of the land is not yet over.
The Commission's report is not binding on either the government or the court. The Ministry of Defence has not accepted the report.
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