Karnataka High Court Issues Notice to CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA Scam Case

The Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife on Thursday, March 26. This notice pertains to a petition challenging the acceptance of a 'B' report by the special court for the representatives regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav's single bench also directed notices to the Mysuru Lokayukta, the Superintendent of Police from the Enforcement Directorate, Siddaramaiah's brother-in-law Maiduna Mallikarjun Swamy, former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, and the owner of the disputed land, J. Devaraju.

 

Previously, the Lokayukta police had filed a 'B' report against Siddaramaiah and others, citing 'lack of evidence.' The complainant, Snehamayi Krishna, has contested this report. On January 28, the lower court accepted the 'B' report submitted by the Superintendent of Police of the Karnataka Lokayukta regarding the alleged scam. While hearing the petition filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna challenging the 'B report' submitted by the Lokayukta police, Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav ordered the issuance of notices. In the MUDA case, it is alleged that Siddaramaiah's wife was allocated land in a posh area of Mysuru as compensation, which is valued higher than the land acquired by the authority.

 

In the MUDA case, land parcels were allocated to Parvati in a 50:50 ratio in exchange for her 3.16 acres of land, on which the authority developed a residential project. Under this scheme, MUDA allocates 50% of developed land to landowners in exchange for undeveloped land acquired for residential projects. The Karnataka Lokayukta police had registered a case against Siddaramaiah, his wife, and his brother-in-law in this matter. Subsequently, the Lokayukta police filed a 'closure report,' granting them a clean chit, which was accepted by the special court handling cases related to public representatives on January 28.