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In a relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka high court has dismissed a petition filed by RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna seeking a direction to transfer investigation into the MUDA site allotment case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
According to PTI, Siddaramaiah is facing allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B M by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
In his petition, Snehamayi Krishna had contended that an impartial investigation is not possible since Siddaramaiah, being the Chief Minister, wields immense power and influence over the state departments, especially the state investigating agencies such as the police authorities and the Karnataka Lokayukta police.
Pronouncing the verdict, Justice M Nagaprasanna said, the office of the Lokayukta does not suffer from questionable independence.
“The material on record on its perusal nowhere indicates that the investigation conducted by the Lokayukta is partisan, lopsided or shoddy for this court to refer the matter to the CBI for further investigation or reinvestigation. In the result the petition would necessarily meet its dismissal and is accordingly dismissed,” he said.
