Bengaluru: In a reprieve to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the prime accused in the 50:50 site scam at MUDA, the Special Court for Elected Representatives yesterday kept its order pending on the B-report submitted by the Lokayukta Police, but has directed the investigation agency to continue with the probe. While the next date of hearing in…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: ED opposes Lokayukta closure report, seeks further probe
April 3, 2025Bengaluru: 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…
HC consents ED probe; exempts former Commissioner Natesh
April 3, 2025Bengaluru: 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…
Quashing of summons to ex-MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh is hindering investigation: ED
March 27, 2025Bengaluru: 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…
MUDA case against CM: Special Court asks Lokayukta to clarify discrepancies in report
March 19, 2025Mysuru: 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…
Lokayukta probe into CM’s MUDA site case: RTI activist complains to CVC against three IPS Officers
March 13, 2025Mysuru: 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…
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…
Mother to reclaim 14 MUDA sites after probe ends: Dr. Yathindra
March 9, 2025Mysuru: 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…
Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Mysuru as plea seeks CBI probe into MUDA case
March 9, 2025Mysuru: 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…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: HC quashes ED summons to CM’s wife, Minister Byrathi
March 8, 2025Bengaluru: 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…













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