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HC asks CBI to further probe Adarsh society’s benami flats

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed CBI to conduct further probe into the 'benami' flats in the scam-tainted Adarsh building even as the agency said it has already completed investigation and submitted its charge sheet two years back.

A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A A Sayed was hearing a public interest litigation by activist Pravin Wategaonkar alleging that senior bureaucrats and politicians held 'benami' (proxy) flats in the Adarsh residential building, which was a quid-pro-quo for clearing files related to the society in violation of several norms.

The high court had earlier refused to accept two reports submitted by the CBI giving out details on what their probe has revealed.

"From the two reports submitted earlier (by the CBI) we find that there has been no application of mind by the investigating officer of CBI. It is suffice to say that we are not satisfied with the manner in which investigation has been carried out. We therefore deem it appropriate to direct CBI to carry out further probe on specific allegations levelled in the petition," the court directed.

The bench directed the CBI to submit a fresh probe report on December 16.

As per HC's earlier direction, Joint Director CBI (Western Region) Amrit Prasad was present in the court on Wednesday.
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