HC notice to BSY, son and relatives in corruption case
Case pertains to alleged kickbacks from a housing contractor
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday issued notice to former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, his son and BJP state vice-president B.Y. Vijayendra, their family members, former minister S.T. Somashekar and an IAS officer in a case alleging corruption in a housing project. The single bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav directed issuing notices to them on a petition filed by an activist T.J. Abraham, who challenged the special courts order on July 8 this year. The special court had dismissed the case for want of sanction to prosecute Mr Yediyurappa and Mr Somashekar, who were chief minister and minister respectively at the time. Full report
Bengaluru, Aug. 3: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday issued notice to former chief minister B. S. Yediyurappa, his son and BJP state vice president B.Y. Vijayendra, their family members, former minister S.T. Somashekar and an IAS officer in a case alleging corruption in a housing project.
The single bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav directed issuing notices to them on a petition filed by an activist T. J. Abraham, who challenged the special courts order on July 8 this year.
The special court had dismissed the case for want of sanction to prosecute Yediyurappa and
Somashekar, who were chief minister and minister respectively at the time.
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The matter had also been discussed in the Karnataka Assembly when leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah moved a no confidence motion and leveled serious allegations.
Mr Yediyurappa and his son had rejected the allegation outright, saying that there was no truth in the matter.
The Basavaraj Bommai administration has relieved BJP legislators and other experts who were appointed to key advisory positions by former chief minister BS Yediyurappa.
Educationist MR Doreswamy will no longer serve as the government’s advisor on education reforms. Similarly, Beluru Sudarshan has been relieved as the chief minister’s e-governance advisor.