Serious allegations of corruption and financial impropriety as well as conflict of interest have come back to haunt Murugesh Nirani, a senior state BJP leader and Karnataka’s new industries minister.
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial proceedings against Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in connection with the case over the alleged illegal denotification of several acres of land, which was acquired for an IT project.
The Karnataka HC had on Wednesday rejected Yeddyurappa’s petition seeking quashing of criminal case.
The case allegedly involving Yediyurappa refers to land in north Bengaluru taluk in an SEZ area. The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board had acquired the land in 2006 and denotified it later. The key allegation is that the leaders misused their position and caused losses to the state exchequer through waiver of service charges and development fee.
Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Gets Relief As Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings In Denotification Case
by Swarajya Staff - Apr 5, 2021 10:33 AM
Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa.
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Justice John Michael Cunha of the Karnataka High Court had ordered the special court to take cognisance of the offences mentioned in the chargesheet and proceed in the case as per law.
This was challenged by Yediyurappa in the SC on the grounds that he had not been named in the PCR or the FIR registered by police and hence there were no allegations against him.
The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court that reinstated criminal proceedings against Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in a case of land denotification.
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa gets relief as Supreme Court puts stay on corruption case probe
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa gets relief as Supreme Court puts stay on corruption case probe
In a relief to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, the Supreme Court has stayed the probe in a case involving an alleged land scam.
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Karnataka CM Yediyurappa (PTI)
In a relief to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, the Supreme Court has stayed the probe in the alleged corruption case involving 24 acres of government land. Senior advocate KV Vishwanathan, appearing for Yediyurappa, told the court that the decision to award contracts was a bonafide administrative decision in which an FIR and a chargesheet could not have been filed without prior sanction.
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