Bengaluru, March 27 -- Renewed spotlight on site allotment process, controversial closure report

The Karnataka High Court has issued urgent notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law Mallikarjunaswamy, land owner Devaraj, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Karnataka Lokayukta and others.

The notices have been issued in connection with a petition challenging the acceptance of the Lokayukta's 'B-report' in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 site allotment case.

Hearing a petition filed by Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna yesterday, Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav took note of the challenge to the closure report and directed that notices be issued to all respondent...