The CBI on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that prior government sanction was indeed required to prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh case as he was a sitting MLA and revenue minister when the alleged offences were attributed to him.<br /><br />As a public servant, Chavan's prosecution required sanction, CBI counsel Hiten Venegaonkar told the HC in reply to a query from Justice Sadhana Jadhav who specifically asked if a sanction was required to prosecute Chavan.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive