Karnataka HC notice to CM, others on plea to transfer MUDA case to CBI

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (November 05) issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in response to a writ petition by RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, requesting the transfer of the MUDA site allotment case to the CBI.

Justice M Nagaprasanna, who also issued notice to Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi B M, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Union of India, the State government, CBI and Lokayukta, directed the Lokayukta to place on record investigation conducted in the case so far.

The court posted the next hearing to November 26.

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Siddaramaiah summoned

Meanwhile, the Lokayukta police have summoned Siddaramaiah, who is accused number one in the case, for questioning on November 6.

They had on October 25 questioned his wife, who is the accused number two in the case.

The CM is facing allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

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Siddaramaiah, his wife, Swamy and Devaraju — from whom Swamy had purchased a land and gifted it to Parvathi — and others have been named in the FIR registered by the Mysuru-located Lokayukta police establishment on September 27.

Swamy and Devaraju have also deposed before the Lokayukta police.

(With agency inputs)