Karnataka: Cabinet cuts shot Winter session for 3 days due to by-elections

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September 24, 2019

Bengaluru, Sep 24: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to cut short the winter session of the legislature for three days following the declare of by-elections for 15 assembly constituencies.

The session would now be held from October 10 to 12. It was earlier scheduled from October 14 to 26. Law Minister J C Madhuswamy said that the state government had no other choice as the Election Commission announced dates for by polls in 15 constituencies of Karnataka on October 21 and counting on October 24, while speaking to the media after meeting on Monday.

He further said, 'the session will be restricted to the supplementary budget besides expenditure of National Disaster Relief Fund and others have to be appropriated into the budget.' The government must pass the Appropriations Bill before October 31 in order for the government to draw from the Consolidated Fund.

The government also sanctioned Rs five crore to set up a monkey fever diagnostic lab in Shivamogga. 'The disease has been affecting many people in the region. One of the objectives of the centre will be to synthesise an anti-virus to treat the disease and more than 400 people are affected annually by the disease, which has claimed more than five lives since December 2018'.

The Cabinet also sanction Rs 20 crore for the construction of Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalayana in Bidar district. The total cost of the Mantapa would be Rs 50 crore, he added.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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