The Karnataka High Court has directed Lokayukta police to submit the investigation report into the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 compensatory sites to BM Parvathy, wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) by January 28.
Earlier the deadline was December 24.
Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that it is very shocking to know that the notice issued by court has not been served to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose address is Vidhana Soudha, opposite the high court, even after 35 days.
He passed an interim order while adjourning the hearing of the petition filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna, seeking directions to transfer the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation on January 15, 2025, with directions to all respondents to file objections.
Before this, the court passed an interim order of stay for further investigation.
However, senior advocate Prof Ravivarma Kumar, representing Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathy, objected to the interim order passed on Thursday.
He said the previous interim order passed by court to submit the report of the progress of the investigation as the notice was not served to his client CM Siddaramaiah and others.
It is not understandable as to how these orders were passed suomotu by the court in haste and such orders were obtained by misleading this court, he alleged.
Senior counsel KG Raghavan, representing Snehamayi Krishna, raised serious objections to the submissions made by Prof Kumar and justified the interim orders passed by court.
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