Bengaluru: In a move that could deepen troubles for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed an objection at the Special Court for Elected Representatives, Bengaluru, urging the rejection of the Lokayukta probe report on the distribution of alternative sites under MUDA’s 50:50 site scheme. In its submission through the Assistant Director under…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court’s Divisional Bench has granted permission for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate the MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam. However, the probe will exclude former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh while covering Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjuna Swamy and landowner J. Devaraju. The Bench, comprising…
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the mega MUDA alternative sites allotment scam, has told the Karnataka High Court that the cancellation of the summons issued to former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh in connection with the scam, by a Single Judge Bench of the High Court (HC) has prevented it from questioning…
Mysuru: Over a month after the Karnataka High Court rejected a plea to transfer Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the CBI, Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru has sought clarification from Lokayukta Investigation Officer T.J. Udesh on certain points. The case, filed by Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi…
Mysuru: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna has complained with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in New Delhi against three senior IPS Officers, alleging that they deliberately gave Chief Minister Siddaramaiah a clean chit in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case despite possessing substantial evidence. He claimed the officers acted under political pressure to…
Bengaluru: 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…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has stated that his mother, B.M. Parvathi, will reclaim the 14 Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites she had surrendered, once the ongoing investigation concludes. “Despite not committing any wrongdoing, my parents were falsely accused and put in a difficult position. The baseless allegations caused…
Mysuru: Senior Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represented Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, visited Mysuru. Arriving on Saturday, he is reportedly staying at a private hotel and has held discussions with former MUDA officials and local leaders regarding the case. Though there were reports that…
Bengaluru: In a major relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi, and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, the High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to them in connection with the 50:50 site irregularities at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Justice M. Nagaprasanna, presiding over a Single-Judge Bench, announced the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah faces renewed legal scrutiny in the MUDA 50:50 site allotment case as RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna moved the Karnataka High Court Division Bench, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. The controversial case stems from the allotment of 14 sites to Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi in Vijayanagar Third and…
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