NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Former Chief Minister Yediyurappa has taken his case to the Supreme Court to challenge a High Court order that revived a corruption case probe against him. The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on this matter.
The Karnataka High Court had ordered the revival of a complaint filed by Bengaluru-based complainant A. Alam Pasha on January 5, 2021. Pasha had accused Yediyurappa, former Industries Minister Murugesh R. Nirani, and former Managing Director of Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Shivaswamy K.S., of corruption and criminal conspiracy.
Pasha alleged that Yediyurappa and others conspired to create fake documents to cancel the approval of the high-level clearance committee to distribute 26 acres of land to him in the Devanahalli industrial area.
Initially, the case was investigated by the Lokayukta police. The High Court dismissed the petition in 2013, citing that Section 19 of the Penal Code did not allow the complaint to be entertained as the accused held public office.
However, after the accused left their positions, Pasha filed a fresh application, arguing that government permission was not required for the trial based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the A.R. Antule case.
In 2016, the special judge rejected the second complaint and dismissed the application. When Pasha challenged this decision in the High Court, the court ruled in his favor and agreed to revive the investigation into the case.
Yediyurappa has now taken his case to the Supreme Court to question this decision.
