Mumbai, Dec. 22 (PTI): 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. 

Jan. 29, 2011: CBI registers FIR in case against 14 persons, including former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, under IPC section 120 (b) for criminal conspiracy and various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act. 

July 4, 2012: CBI files first charge sheet in the case before special CBI court. 

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.