Overview

• The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi, and others on a plea seeking to transfer the MUDA case investigation to the CBI, with hearings set for April 28.
• A special court has deferred its decision on the Lokayukta’s closure 'B' report, which previously cleared Siddaramaiah and three others, and directed the Lokayukta police to continue their investigation.
• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been allowed to submit additional evidence from its money laundering probe linked to the MUDA case, which involves alleged losses to the state exchequer.
• The case centers on allegations that Siddaramaiah’s wife received 14 premium sites under a 50:50 development scheme, significantly exceeding the value of her original three-acre land parcel.
• Activist Snehamayi Krishna and the ED have challenged the Lokayukta’s earlier clean chit, arguing that key aspects of the case require further examination.