Adarsh Judicial Commission set up by Maharashtra Government submitted Interim Report

The two-member Adarsh Judicial Commission set up by the Maharashtra Government to probe into the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society submitted its interim report to the state Government on 13 April 2012. The commission was formed under N N Kumbahar.

The interim report included the commission’s findings on two issues — ownership of the land in south Mumbai where the 31-storey Adarsh building stands and whether the land was reserved for Kargil war widows and their relatives.

The Maharashtra Government had earlier in April filed an application before the judicial panel seeking an interim report on two of the 13 issues being looked into by it. The commission accepting the application directed all the parties — the State Government, the Ministry of Defence and Adarsh Society to argue on the two issues from 1 March 2012. The interim report was formed and submitted to the government after hearing out all the parties involved in the case.

The commission was set up by the Government in January 2011 after the scam surfaced. While the panel was to complete its probe within three months, was extended from time to time. The panel has now been asked to submit its report by May 2012.

The terms and conditions under which the commission was set up authorises the Government to seek an interim report on its findings.