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"No Coercive Action": HD Kumaraswamy, Son Get Relief In Defamation Case
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil got relief from the Karnataka High Court in connection with the FIR registered against him based on the complaint by Lokayukta SIT ADGP M Chandrashekar.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petition Against Bail To Karnataka BJP MLA
The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear plea of the Karnataka Lokayukta against grant of anticipatory bail by the high court to BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, the main accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents (KSDL) contract scam.
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Karnataka High Court To Decide On Turf War Between Two Anti-Graft Bodies
The turf war between the Lokayukta and the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Karnataka will soon be settled by the Karnataka High Court. The High Court will be deciding on two related issues - the legality of the Anti-Corruption Bureau constituted in 2016 by the erstwhile Congress government led by Siddaramaiah and the restoration of power to the Lolayukta...
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Karnataka Lokayukta Stabbed In Bengaluru Office, Attacker Arrested
Karnataka's most senior anti-corruption officer, its Lokayukta, was hospitalized today after he was stabbed repeatedly at his office in Bengaluru. Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty, a former high court judge who was named the state's anti-corruption ombudsman last year, was attacked by a man who went to him with a complaint and was told that the case ha...
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka High Court Bail Order In Lokayukta Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the order of Karnataka High Court granting bail to four persons accused of using the offices of state Lokayukta to carry out extortion activities.
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Bribery Case Filed Against Son, Lawyers Demand Karnataka Lokayukta's Resignation
The Karnataka police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the son of state's anti-graft watchdog, the Lokayukta, for allegedly seeking bribe for avoiding a raid.
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Karnataka High Court dismisses B S Yeddyurappa's petition
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seeking quashing of two private complaints against him before the Lokayukta court alleging illegal denotification of lands.
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Email the new Karnataka Lokayukta, please. But not yet.
After a gap of 17 months, Karnataka has a Lokayukta or ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against elected officials. Y Bhaskar Rao, who retired as chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, took office today and said he would like the public to email complaints to him. Not just yet, though. His office says it will share his email addr...
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Karnataka gets new ombudsman
Former chief justice of Karnataka High Court Y Bhaskar Rao will on Thursday take over as the state's Lokayukta (ombudsman), filling up the post lying vacant for over 17 months.
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Supreme Court upholds quashing of Karnataka deputy Lokayukta
The Supreme Court today upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision to quash the appointment of Justice K Chandrashekharaiah as state's Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman). The High Court had quashed the appointment in April last year, holding it unconstitutional.
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Karnataka's former Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda appears before Lokayukta court
Former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and his wife Datty today appeared before the Lokayukta court here in connection with a complaint filed against them alleging that they had obtained sites through illegal allotment.
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Lokayukta court order against HD Kumaraswamy in land de-notification case quashed
Karnataka High Court today quashed a Lokayukta court order initiating proceedings against JDS leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy in a land de-notification case but ordered that the matter be considered afresh taking into account two additional chargesheets.
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Begin process of appointment of Lokayukta in 2 days: Court to govt
A week after chiding the state government over the "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, the Karnataka High Court today directed it to begin the process of appointment in the next two days.
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High Court notice to Lokayukta police on Kumaraswamy bail petition
The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered notice to Lokayukta police on an advance bail petition by former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with regard to a case registered against him in the special Lokayukta court.
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High Court pulls up Karnataka govt for delay in Lokayukta appointment
Pulling up the BJP government for "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, Karnataka High Court today warned it would write to the Governor that there is a Constitutional crisis if it failed to respond positively.
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"No Coercive Action": HD Kumaraswamy, Son Get Relief In Defamation Case
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil got relief from the Karnataka High Court in connection with the FIR registered against him based on the complaint by Lokayukta SIT ADGP M Chandrashekar.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petition Against Bail To Karnataka BJP MLA
The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear plea of the Karnataka Lokayukta against grant of anticipatory bail by the high court to BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, the main accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents (KSDL) contract scam.
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Karnataka High Court To Decide On Turf War Between Two Anti-Graft Bodies
The turf war between the Lokayukta and the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Karnataka will soon be settled by the Karnataka High Court. The High Court will be deciding on two related issues - the legality of the Anti-Corruption Bureau constituted in 2016 by the erstwhile Congress government led by Siddaramaiah and the restoration of power to the Lolayukta...
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Karnataka Lokayukta Stabbed In Bengaluru Office, Attacker Arrested
Karnataka's most senior anti-corruption officer, its Lokayukta, was hospitalized today after he was stabbed repeatedly at his office in Bengaluru. Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty, a former high court judge who was named the state's anti-corruption ombudsman last year, was attacked by a man who went to him with a complaint and was told that the case ha...
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Karnataka High Court Bail Order In Lokayukta Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the order of Karnataka High Court granting bail to four persons accused of using the offices of state Lokayukta to carry out extortion activities.
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Bribery Case Filed Against Son, Lawyers Demand Karnataka Lokayukta's Resignation
The Karnataka police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the son of state's anti-graft watchdog, the Lokayukta, for allegedly seeking bribe for avoiding a raid.
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Karnataka High Court dismisses B S Yeddyurappa's petition
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seeking quashing of two private complaints against him before the Lokayukta court alleging illegal denotification of lands.
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Email the new Karnataka Lokayukta, please. But not yet.
After a gap of 17 months, Karnataka has a Lokayukta or ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against elected officials. Y Bhaskar Rao, who retired as chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, took office today and said he would like the public to email complaints to him. Not just yet, though. His office says it will share his email addr...
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Karnataka gets new ombudsman
Former chief justice of Karnataka High Court Y Bhaskar Rao will on Thursday take over as the state's Lokayukta (ombudsman), filling up the post lying vacant for over 17 months.
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Supreme Court upholds quashing of Karnataka deputy Lokayukta
The Supreme Court today upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision to quash the appointment of Justice K Chandrashekharaiah as state's Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman). The High Court had quashed the appointment in April last year, holding it unconstitutional.
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Karnataka's former Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda appears before Lokayukta court
Former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and his wife Datty today appeared before the Lokayukta court here in connection with a complaint filed against them alleging that they had obtained sites through illegal allotment.
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Lokayukta court order against HD Kumaraswamy in land de-notification case quashed
Karnataka High Court today quashed a Lokayukta court order initiating proceedings against JDS leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy in a land de-notification case but ordered that the matter be considered afresh taking into account two additional chargesheets.
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Begin process of appointment of Lokayukta in 2 days: Court to govt
A week after chiding the state government over the "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, the Karnataka High Court today directed it to begin the process of appointment in the next two days.
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High Court notice to Lokayukta police on Kumaraswamy bail petition
The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered notice to Lokayukta police on an advance bail petition by former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with regard to a case registered against him in the special Lokayukta court.
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High Court pulls up Karnataka govt for delay in Lokayukta appointment
Pulling up the BJP government for "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, Karnataka High Court today warned it would write to the Governor that there is a Constitutional crisis if it failed to respond positively.
