Renewed spotlight on site allotment process, controversial closure report Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued urgent notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law Mallikarjunaswamy, land owner Devaraj, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Karnataka Lokayukta and others. The notices have been issued in connection with a petition challenging the acceptance of…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Court grants default bail to former Commissioner
March 17, 2026Lokayukta Police fail to file charge sheet against G.T. Dinesh Kumar even after mandatory 90 days Mysore/Mysuru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru has granted bail to G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now rebranded as Mysuru Development Authority (MDA). The bail comes as a major relief to…
MUDA scam: I was offered Rs. 50 crore to keep quiet, claims RTI activist
March 1, 2026Bengaluru: Social and RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna has claimed that he was offered Rs. 50 crore to keep quiet regarding the multi- crore MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alternative sites allotment scam, involving the Chief Minster’s family and top officials. Snehamayi Krishna made this allegation when he deposed before the Special Court for Elected Representatives …
Promotion of former MUDA Commissioner: MLC Vishwanath slams CM Siddaramaiah’s governance
February 19, 2026Bengaluru: The recent promotion of former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner and KAS officer D.B. Natesh to Selection Grade has triggered controversy, with MLC A.H. Vishwanath launching a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The row follows allegations by Mysuru-based social activist Snehamayi Krishna that, bribes were paid to secure Natesh’s promotion. Expressing strong…
Ex-MUDA Commissioner elevated to selection grade
February 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has promoted 20 senior-grade Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officers, including former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) — Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh, who has been facing allegations of irregularities in site allotments under the 50:50 ratio scheme. A notification issued yesterday by K.H. Keshava Prasad, Deputy…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam investigation: Lokayukta issues notices to 40 site allottees
February 10, 2026Probe intensified into 1,055 sites; 134 beneficiaries identified so far, says Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh Mysore/Mysuru: After causing sleepless nights for several politicians who faced public allegations, accusations and a series of Court cases in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites allotment scam, the investigation has now turned towards other beneficiaries…
Allotment of MUDA sites under 50:50 ratio: BJP leader warns of moving Court if MDA fails to take back sites
January 31, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to immediately take back all sites allotted by the then MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) under 50:50 ratio scheme, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu R. Kautilya has warned of moving the Court if the Government fails to do so. Addressing a press meet at the BJP office in Chamarajapuram here…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family
January 29, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: ED net tightens, ex-Chairman’s Rs. 20.85 crore assets attached
January 23, 2026283 MUDA sites worth Rs. 460 cr. seized so far in expanding probe Mysore/Mysuru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has provisionally attached assets worth several crores belonging to former MUDA Chairman K. Marigowda, a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in connection with the illegal site allotment scam involving the Mysuru Urban…
Siddaramaiah case: Fate of Lokayukta ‘B’ report on Jan. 28
January 23, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives on Thursday deferred the hearing in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Jan. 28. The Special Court for Elected Representatives was earlier expected to pronounce its order on the ‘B’ report filed by Mysuru Lokayukta Police. The Lokayukta Police had submitted…















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