Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a petition in the Special Court to quash the Lokayukta report that cleared Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife of wrongdoing in the MUDA land allotment case.
• The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the ED can proceed with its investigation against all accused except former MUDA commissioner D.B. Natesh.
• The ED alleges that there is sufficient evidence of money laundering and irregularities involving the allotment of compensatory plots to Siddaramaiah's wife under the controversial 50:50 scheme.
• The Lokayukta report had previously cleared Siddaramaiah and his wife, citing insufficient evidence, but the ED disputes these findings and asserts its prosecutorial rights under anti-money laundering laws.
• The High Court has allowed the ED to utilize all documents, materials, and recorded statements gathered during its investigation to continue probing the case.