Now,more Adarsh papers go missing

The MoD’s counsel Shiren Shah told the commission that a noting on the communication between Jog and the then GOC of Army Headquarters (Maharashtra,Gujarat and Goa),A R Kumar,was missing from the files. “The noting seems important as Jog,in that correspondence with Kumar,had objected to the latter’s move of issuing a no-objection certificate to the Mumbai Collector for the construction of the Adarsh Society,” said Shah. Jog claimed he followed Kumar’s instruction as he was his senior.

“We believe the notings made in March-April 2000 have gone missing as only a few pages,in which objections were raised,seem to have been removed. It can’t be a case of misplacement,” added Shah.

Earlier,files on Adarsh society had gone missing from the state Urban Development Department (UDD) and the New Delhi office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

The missing files contained the society’s proposal forwarded by the state government,seeking MoEF nod for construction. The ministry had replied that since the plot fell within CRZ,permission was required from the MCZMA.

Last year,four pages pertaining to the deletion of a nearby road from civic plans for giving more FSI to the society and CRZ clearances were found missing from the UDD office.