Social activist Pravin Wategaonkar today filed a petition in the high court alleging that Patil, during his tenure as Revenue Minister, granted certain approvals to the Adarsh society illegally.
In return, Patil's son-in-law Arun Dawle was allotted a flat in the plush high-rise in south Mumbai, Wategaonkar claimed in his petition.
The activist approached the high court after the sessions court rejected his application filed there.
Wategaonkar relied on an application of CBI in the lower court, seeking the custody of former MLA and Adarsh promoter Kanhaiyalal Gidwani when he was arrested.
"The said amounts were used for making payments towards the benami flats booked in Adarsh. Arun Dawle, son-in-law of Patil-Nilangekar, received at least Rs 17.60 lakh from the Jai Maharashtra account. Nilangekar misused his official position and showed undue favours to the society. In return, Dawle was alloted flat in the Society," Wategaonkar alleged.