October 5, 2016 4:42 PM

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Bombay HC asks CBI to undertake probe of 'benami' flats in Adarsh society

The Bombay High Court today asked CBI to undertake the probe of 'benami' flats in Adarsh society. The court also ordered further investigation in the scam and said that CBI will be conducting the investigation in the case.<br/><br/>Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by CBI in connection with its probe regarding Adarsh building scam, the Bombay High Court had on September 28 said that the document was silent on the points specifically raised by the court during the last hearing.<br/><br/>Earlier, on September 2, the court had refused to accept a report submitted by CBI and said that the agency has not applied its mind in respect to issues raised in the PIL. <br/><br/>The agency's DIG was present in the court and he submitted a second report. The bench after perusing the report said it was not satisfied. The court posted the petition for further hearing on 5th October.<br/><br/>The 31-storey building was originally meant for Kargil war widows, but many of the flats were allotted illegally to bureaucrats and politicians. The building also allegedly violated coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms and civic rules.

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