The hearing of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress MP from Nanded Ashok Chavan in Adarsh Scam in Special CBI Court has been adjourned till April 20.<br/><br/>Mr Chavan, who had to resign as Chief Minister after the scam surfaced in 2010, was among the 12 persons charge-sheeted by the probe agency in connection with the case.<br/><br/>The CBI has made the request to Maharashtra governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao seeking permission to prosecute Mr. Chavan in the scam. Mr. Rao therefore had given his consent earlier this month to prosecute Mr. Chavan for offences under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.<br/><br/>CBI had alleged that Mr. Chavan suggested inclusion of civilian members in Adarsh Housing Society meant for war veterans and widows of defence personnel, to secure flats for his relatives in the plush complex, situated at Colaba in south Mumbai. <br/><br/>In 2013, then Governor K Sankaranarayanan had denied permission to the CBI to prosecute Mr. Chavan.