‘No action against CM Siddaramaiah in land scam case till further orders,’ says Karnataka HC
The chief minister’s plea contended that the governor was part of a concerted effort to destabilise the Congress government in the state.
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The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed a trial court not to take any action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot granted sanction to prosecute him in an alleged corruption case involving a land scam, reported Live Law.
The alleged scam pertains to the allotment of 14 high-value housing sites in Mysuru’s Vijaynagar area to Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi, in 2021 by the Mysore Urban Development Authority under a state government scheme.
This was allegedly done in exchange for 3.16 acres of land that Parvathi owned in another part of the city. This land was allegedly illegally acquired from Dalit families.
Siddaramaiah had moved the High Court challenging Gehlot’s decision to grant sanction to prosecute him for the alleged corruption, Live Law reported.
The chief minister contended in his plea that the governor’s decision was part of a concerted effort to destabilise the Congress government in Karnataka, according to Live Law.
He argued that the order for grant of prosecution was issued without application of mind and that it violates the constitutional principle of governors acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
The Congress leader argued that the sanction order was based on an application by activist TJ Abraham, whose conduct and motives “have been called into question on numerous occasions, including...
