[Valmiki Corporation ‘Scam’] Karnataka HC Rejects State’s Claim of Centre-State Dispute in Union Bank’s CBI Probe Plea

Today(24th Sept), The State of Karnataka opposed the Union Bank of India’s petition in the Karnataka High Court for a CBI probe into the alleged multi-crore Maharishi Valmiki Corporation scam, arguing it was a dispute between the State and the Centre. Senior Counsel BV Acharya cited a Supreme Court judgment to support this claim, but Justice M Nagaprasanna stated he would hear the matter on both maintainability and merits, disagreeing with the State’s position.