HIGHLIGHTS WESTERN REGION AT1630 HRS

Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1630 hrs.
LGB 5 MH-HC-ADARSH-LD CHAVAN
Mumbai: In a relief for former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the Bombay High Court quashes and sets aside Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's sanction granted to the CBI in 2016 to prosecute the senior Congress leader in the Adarsh Housing scam.
BOM 6 MH-ADARSH-NIRUPAM
Mumbai: Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam claims that like 2G, Adarsh was never a scam and alleges that it was a ploy of the BJP to malign his party.
BOM 7 MH-MINISTER-ACCIDENT

Mumbai: Union Minister Anant Geete escapes unhurt after his car meets with an accident in which his personal security officer (PSO) sustained injuries in Maharashtra's Raigad district, the police said.

BES 2 MH-ASSEMBLY-FADNAVIS
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says the government was considering giving the status of 'freedom fighter' to those who were jailed during the Emergency, imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.