Will call peace meeting soon to take decisive action, says DC Lakshmikanth Reddy Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Mysuru District Administration to convene a peace meeting to take decisive action regarding the decades-long dispute over the Masjid (Aleema Sadiya Education Institution and Masjid-E-Siddique-E-Akbar Trust) located on Kyathamaranahalli Main Road in Gayathripuram Second…
Quashing case against former MUDA Commissioner: High Court admits ED’s appeal; next hearing on April 8
March 11, 2025Bengaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed an appeal before the High Court of Karnataka against a Single Judge Bench order that declared its search and seizure operation at the residence of Dr. D.B. Natesh, former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner, as illegal, unwarranted and an abuse of law. The ED has also…
HC rebukes lawyer for withdrawing MUDA PIL; warns of strict action
March 1, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the conduct of an Advocate in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into MUDA site allotment case. The Court warned that strict action would be taken against those who shift their stance in the Court. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice…
Dress code at Kattemad Mrityunjaya Temple in Kodagu: High Court clears way for Kodavas to wear their traditional attire
February 12, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has intervened in the controversial dress code at Kattemad Maha Mrityuanjaya Temple in Kodagu district, which sparked tensions between the Kodava and Are Bhashe Gowda communities in Kodagu recently. The Court has allowed members of the Kodava community, as well as others, to wear their traditional attire while entering the…
MUDA 50:50 sites case: HC hearing on ED summons to CM’s wife, Minister on Feb. 20
February 11, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday adjourned the hearing on the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to B.M. Parvathi, wife of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam case. The next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20. A…
MUDA 50:50 sites case: HC quashes plea for CBI probe against CM Siddu
February 7, 2025Petitioner Snehamayi Krishna to move Supreme Court Bengaluru: In a major relief for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, led by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, this morning quashed a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites case. Justice Nagaprasanna,…
Interim relief to retired Judge probing MUDA case
January 30, 2025Centre’s order had debarred Justice P.N. Desai from Government appointments for 3 years Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on a November 2024 order by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions that barred Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, who had retired from the Court, from taking up Government appointments for…
ED proceedings against former MUDA Commissioner ‘illegal’
January 30, 2025Search at Dr. D.B. Natesh’s premises arbitrary, amounted to abuse of legal process: High Court Bengaluru: In a ruling that could impact the money laundering probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scandal involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi, Karnataka High Court (HC) on Monday held that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED)…
CBI probe into MUDA case: High Court reserves verdict after hearing arguments
January 28, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking to transfer the investigation into the alleged illegal allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, from the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who heard marathon arguments on the petition filed…
Lokayukta Police visit MUDA as High Court deadline nears
January 22, 2025Mysuru: With the Karnataka High Court directing the Lokayukta to submit its investigation report on the MUDA alternative sites allotment scam by Jan. 25, a team of Mysuru Lokayukta Police, led by SP T.J. Udesh, visited the MUDA office early this morning to scrutinise records, documents and files as part of the ongoing probe. The…
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