Overview
- The High Court in Bengaluru issued notices Thursday to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, the Lokayukta police, and the Enforcement Directorate after an activist challenged a January 28 order that accepted a Lokayukta closure report.
- Petitioner Snehamayi Krishna asks the court to move the probe to an independent agency and order a fresh investigation under court supervision by a retired High Court judge.
- The plea targets the acceptance of a Lokayukta ‘B report’ that found no case against the chief minister, his wife, her brother, and a former landowner, even as the same order allowed the investigation to continue against Mysuru Urban Development Authority officials.
- At the heart of the case are 14 developed housing sites allegedly worth about Rs 56 crore that MUDA allotted to Parvathi in 2021 as compensation for roughly 3–3.16 acres, a benefit a prior High Court bench in September 2024 said warranted thorough investigation.
- Legal outlets report the issuance of notice and the key reliefs sought, while one publication says the High Court also directed a transfer to an Enforcement Directorate court, a step not confirmed by other reports.