Bengaluru, June 8 -- A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Monday heard petitions filed by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others challenging the High Court's order that upheld Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's sanction for investigation in the MUDA case.

The division bench comprising Justices Anu Sivaraman and T. Venkatesh Naik conducted the hearing. During the proceedings, lawyers appearing for Siddaramaiah sought a postponement of the inquiry scheduled for August.

The bench asked, "Should we postpone the inquiry for an indefinite period?"

Aditya Narayanan, counsel for landowner J Devaraju, submitted that the matter could be posted to the third week of July. Accepting the submission, the High Court adjourned the hearing...