Earlier, in September, a single-judge bench had dismissed Siddaramaiah’s plea contesting the Governor’s sanction granted to prosecute him, which was issued by Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot.
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Karnataka: On Thursday(14th Nov): A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court has scheduled the hearing for November 23 on the appeal filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, challenging the Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in the alleged MUDA scam case.
Earlier, in September, a single-judge bench had dismissed Siddaramaiah’s plea contesting the Governor’s sanction granted to prosecute him, which was issued by Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot.
Siddaramaiah has now appealed this decision before a Division Bench. Senior Counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Chief Minister, urged for an urgent hearing, which was agreed upon by the bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice KV Aravind.
BRIEF FACTS
The case revolves around allegations of corruption regarding the grant of land by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi. According to the complaint, Parvathi was allegedly ‘gifted’ a plot of land measuring over three acres by her brother Mallikarjuna Swamy.
This land had initially been acquired, then de-notified, and bought by Swamy, before being developed by MUDA despite being privately owned. Swamy claims to have purchased the land in 2004 and transferred it to his sister. However, as the land was illegally developed by MUDA, Parvathi later sought compensation and allegedly received highly inflated compensation, including 14 developed alternate plots of land under a 50:50 scheme.
On July 26, the Governor granted permission to file a corruption case against Siddaramaiah, based on private complaints filed by activists TJ Abraham, Snehamai Krishna, and Pradeep Kumar SP. Siddaramaiah contested the Governor’s move, arguing that MUDA’s decision to compensate his wife was independent of his influence, and that the Governor’s sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act was made without proper consideration.
Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed his plea on September 24. Following this, the Karnataka Lokayukta filed an FIR against Siddaramaiah and three others, accusing them of corruption, cheating, and forgery in connection with the MUDA land allotments. Siddaramaiah has now challenged the single-judge order, making the Governor’s office and the complainants as respondents in his appeal.
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