ADARSH COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY SCAM: NO ADARSH LEFT

Click to edit Master subtitle style A Project by Group 9 Nikhil Gupta 10FN 121 K.S.G.Tarun 10DM -162 Tushar Gupta 10FN 115 Vishal Aggarwal 10DM 176 Srikanth Konduri 10FN 109 Saurabh Thadani 10FN 102 4/14/12

A surreal dream....
Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society

Built in Colaba, a plush Mumbai suburb Flats were originally meant for Kargil war heroes and their families as a gratitude for their sacrifices The army was in de-facto possession of the land for 60 years until the flats were constructed.

Khukri park was built and inaugurated there and was maintained by the army until 2000 4/14/12

....turns into a twisted plot

First reports of the scam emerged when NAPM led by Medha Patkar raised questions over the legitimacy over the housing societys existence In April 2010, an IBN 7 report also brought the scam to light Following these reports, the Ministry of Defence initiated an inquiry and ordered an investigation A 31 storey sky rise was built on the back of an order issued by Maharashtra Government Revenue Department
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A can of worms was opened

Ashok Chavans mother-in-law was one of the members of the society. Two other relatives were also owners of flats Three former CMs - Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushilkumar Shinde andNarayan Rane also owned flats under benami names Former state revenue minister Shivajirao Patil Nilengakar allegedly owns two flats in thename of Dr ArunV Dawle and Sampat R Khidse Former Army chiefs Generals Deepak Kapoor and N C 4/14/12 Vij and former Navy chief Admiral Madhavendra Singh

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The project had been approved by Ashok Chavan himself in 2002 whenhe was the revenue minister. Vilas Rao Deshmukh, as the then CM, had given the initial permissions for theconstruction of Adarsh Society Sushil Kumar Shinde, when he was the CM in 2004, gavethe final sanction for the project The list also includes names of Nationalist Congress Party MLC Jitendra Avhad, Congress leader Kanhaiyalal Gidwani and his two sons and serving bureaucrats, 4/14/12

At the heart of the controversy

Kargil Misused

The names of war heroes were misused by those in power for meeting their selfish ends A strong Army-Politician nexus was exposed Permissions were sought and easily approved by using Kargil as a pretext

Out of the 16 army men, just two were described as 4/14/12 Kargil heroes in the initial list of 71 members. Later, it

Illegal possession of land

At the heart of the controversy

The army has had the de-facto possession of land since a long time. In 1999, Dr. S.V. Joshi, then principal secretary in the Urban Development Department, wrote to the Ministry of Environment and Forests asking for a No objection Certificate (NOC) for Adarsh The Maharashtra governments revenue department gave permission to the housing society to construct a high rise on land that was essentially defence property The revenue departments notice makes it clear that in 2003 the land was allotted to Adarsh society with a rider that promoters get an NOC from the defence ministry In July 2004, the revenue officials did a sudden u-turn.

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At the heart of the controversy

CRZ Norms Flouted

The region lay under the jurisdiction of the Coastal Regulation Zone II Any building in the area should not exceed the height of 30 metres, which comes out to be 5 or 6 storeys Adarsh Soceity however, was 31 storeys high

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Armys image tainted

At the heart of the controversy

Corrupt officials from the government and bureaucracy co-opted with each other to pamper themselves with flats in the society Everyone got to enjoy a piece of the pie The army also got dragged into the quagmire that put a botch on its unquestionable ethos of ethics and righteousness

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The Aftermath
Politically motivated is what Ashok Chavan had to say when asked about his opinion on the emerging situation involving Adarsh Society. The facts are before us, he said. Why should I resign?

Shortly afterwards, he resigned from his post after receiving a directive from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to resign

In January 2011, an FIR was filed against 13 persons accused in the scandal. It states that Chavan played a key role in the conspiracy and abused his official position as revenue minister back in 2000 and later as CM

The Army has also ordered a through inquiry to probe the involvement of serving as well as retired officers in the scam
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Ethical issues
Why everyone agree to become a partner in crime, rather than opposing it? The names of the war widows were used to gain favours, but they actually received nothing. Is this justified? National security vs. personal gains what is the thing more important than personal motives for a citizen? Involvement of army they have always been the guardian of honour and forthrightness. Then why is this cancer of political sycophancy and self-interest above service spreading, that too in such a non-invaded profession? Is demolition 4/14/12 the right solution?

Analysis from ethical viewpoint

When everyone was passing the buck, each was interested in Whats in it for me. Kohlbergs stage 2. Individuals involved got all the support from people who had power, but only for the wrong things.
Everyone was interested in getting their hands dirty in the scam, rather than upholding their responsibilities.

Individuals at high positions should not break the trust of the people, as it will then lead to questioning of the entire system. They need to be more virtuous of the system.
If self-interest drives the system, then it would be 4/14/12 misused by everyone.

Analysis contd..

Reasons for the involvement of army:

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