The judicial commission of inquiry looking into the Adarsh housing scam has held that the land on which the controversial building stands belongs to Maharashta government and not the army. The interim report which was tabled in the Maharashtra assembly today,has also held that the building was not reserved for war heroes and Kargil widows.

The two-member panel, which submitted its interim report to the government on last Friday, is headed by former Bombay High Court judge J A Patil and includes former state Chief Secretary P Subramanian. There were allegations that the land was allotted by the state government to the Adarsh Society though it belonged to the Defence Ministry, and the building came up in violation of several civic and environmental norms.The state government had appointed the commission a few months ago seeking an interim report on the points of title and reservation.