The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered a notice to the Lokayukta to file its objections to the anticipatory bail petition filed by Housing Minister V Somanna and his wife Shailaja in the case of illegal denotification of 22 guntas of land in Naga Devanahalli in 2009.
The police have filed an FIR against the two along with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and one D Lingaiah following directions from the Lokayukta court to initiate investigation in the case.
The complainant, Ravi Krishna Reddy, a software engineer, has alleged that Yeddyurappa denotified 22 guntas of land in Naga Devanahalli in 2009 in favour of an educational trust owned by Somanna's wife Shailaja.
It is alleged that the land was acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority in 1997. Seven years after the final notification, Lingaiah sold his share of the property in survey number 77 and 78 through a sale deed to Somanna's wife Shylaja.
In March 2005, a rectification deed was executed in favour of Shailaja to claim that the land had already been denotified. The complainant alleged it was a false deed as there are no records available in the official gazette.
Hearing the petition, Justice H Billappa directed the Lokayukta to file its objections, and adjourned the matter till December 5.
The police have filed an FIR against the two along with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and one D Lingaiah following directions from the Lokayukta court to initiate investigation in the case.
The complainant, Ravi Krishna Reddy, a software engineer, has alleged that Yeddyurappa denotified 22 guntas of land in Naga Devanahalli in 2009 in favour of an educational trust owned by Somanna's wife Shailaja.
In March 2005, a rectification deed was executed in favour of Shailaja to claim that the land had already been denotified. The complainant alleged it was a false deed as there are no records available in the official gazette.
Advertisement
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Court Acquits 40 Accused In 2012 Mangaluru Homestay Attack Case "Nutritious Diet A Right Of All Prisoners, Regardless Of Status": High Court Court Rejects Kannada Actor Darshan's Plea Seeking Home Food In Prison Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Police Arrest Suspect In Bihar Dalit Girl Kidnapping, Murder Case 80 Killed In Paramilitary Attack In Sudan OpenAI Blocks Iranian Group's ChatGPT Accounts For Targeting US Election Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.