New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea challenging Karnataka High Court order granting interim stay on the probe into a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case filed against Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D. K. Shivakumar to July 14.
A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Sanjay Karol deferred the matter this afternoon, after hearing senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Shivakumar.
Singhvi brought to the notice of the Court ‘the matter is coming up before Karnataka High Court on May 23.’
The Karnataka High Court on Feb. 10 had stayed CBI proceedings in a corruption case against Shivakumar, which was further extended later.
The Income Tax (IT) Department had in 2017 conducted a raid on Shivakumar, following which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had launched a probe against the Congress leader.
Following the ED investigation, the CBI later sought sanction from the State Government to file an FIR against Shivakumar. The sanction was issued on Sept. 25, 2019 and the CBI had booked a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Oct. 3, 2020.
Shivakumar moved Karnataka High Court challenging the sanction and proceedings against him, alleging that ‘the CBI was mounting mental pressure ahead of the Assembly elections by repeatedly serving notices on him, even though the case dates back to 2020.’
This shows how Indian politics is taken over by criminals. India has the temerity to advice other countries, when its political leaders have to jail and still are able to stand in a state election, claim victory and aspire to become the CM.
In no other Western democracy , a person is allowed to stand in an election, who was in jail and was not cleared of the charges by the highest court of the land.
The gandhis should be ashamed in supporting this person.