Karnataka Advocate General Resigns

Karnataka Law Minister S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday decided to withdraw his resignation after the Advocate General exonerated him of the charge that he had violated rules in securing allotment of a residential site. "The Advocate General in his legal opinion has after reviewing the documents clearly said I have not done anything illegal; I have not gi...

Karnataka Law Minister S Suresh Kumar, who had resigned over allegations that he had violated rules in securing a residential site here under discretionary quota, has been given a clean chit on the issue by the Advocate General.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B V Acharya has resigned, accusing the party of pressuring him to quit as prosecutor in a corruption case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Karnataka Law Minister S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday decided to withdraw his resignation after the Advocate General exonerated him of the charge that he had violated rules in securing allotment of a residential site. "The Advocate General in his legal opinion has after reviewing the documents clearly said I have not done anything illegal; I have not gi...

Karnataka Law Minister S Suresh Kumar, who had resigned over allegations that he had violated rules in securing a residential site here under discretionary quota, has been given a clean chit on the issue by the Advocate General.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B V Acharya has resigned, accusing the party of pressuring him to quit as prosecutor in a corruption case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.