Overview
- On June 19, the Karnataka High Court granted interim relief to Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy by staying the SIT’s investigation into alleged encroachment in Kethaganahalli.
- Justice ES Indiresh highlighted that the SIT lacked a formal government notification when it was constituted on January 28, 2025.
- The five-member team led by IAS officer Amlan Aditya Biswas was tasked with examining claims of illegal occupation of 14.04 acres of government land.
- Kumaraswamy has insisted he legally purchased the property in 1984 and accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of politically targeting him.
- The stay suspends both the SIT’s formation order and the summons issued to Kumaraswamy until detailed hearings resolve the procedural challenge.