The Karnataka High Court has agreed to hear the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against the Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in connection with alleged irregularities involved in land allocation by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The matter came up before the single-judge Bench of
Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, which agreed to hear the matter either this afternoon or tomorrow, subject to the Chief Justice’s approval.
On August 17, Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot granted sanction to prosecute the Chief Minister in connection with the alleged MUDA scam.
The request for the same was made by social activists TJ Abraham, Mysore’s Snehamai Krishna and Bangalore’s Pradeep Kumar SP in July and the Governor ssued a show cause notice to Siddaramaiah shortly thereafter.
The case pertained to allegations that there were irregularities in award of around 14 plots of land in Mysuru to Siddaramaiah’s wife by MUDA.
The opposition parties have reportedly alleged that the land meant for members of the Dalit community was usurped and fraudulently granted to Siddaramiah’s wife by using forged documents, leading to a loss of thousands of crores.
Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law Malikarjuna Swamy Devaraj is also alleged to have played a role in the alleged scam. The case involves allegations against top officials of MUDA as well. CM Siddaramaiah has denied all allegations.