Following is the chronology of events pertaining to senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing society scam case.
Nov 2010 Adarsh scam unearthed. CBI probe begins.
Dec 2013 Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan refuses sanction to prosecute Ashok Chavan.
Jan 2014 Sessions court refuses to delete Ashok Chavan’s name as accused in the case on request made by CBI.
Mar 2015 Bombay High Court also dismisses Ashok Chavan’s petition seeking deletion of his name from the case.
Oct 2015 CBI submits fresh evidence to Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao seeking sanction once again.
Feb 2016 Governor Rao grants the CBI permission to prosecute Ashok Chavan. Chavan approaches HC challenging Governor’s order.
Dec 22, 2017 HC allows Chavan’s petition and quashes and sets aside Governor’s order granting sanction to prosecute him.