Now, consumer court in Mangalore issues summons to Yeddyurappa

November 10, 2011

Mangalore, November 10: In a new development, a Mangalore based consumer court has issued summons to former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in connection with a private complaint filed against him by a local farmer for not paying funds under Yashaswini Health Scheme.

In its Wednesday's summons, Dakshina Kannada District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum at Mangalore, directed Mr Yeddyurappa either to present himself before it or give explanation through a lawyer on December 5.

Apart from Mr Yeddyurappa, the Forum also issued summons to Minister for Cooperation Laxman Sangappa Savadi.

The development comes following a complaint lodged by Lokesh Poojary, a farmer from Bondantila Boregudde on the outskirts of the city, and a member of Gurpur Agricultural Co-operative Bank.

Mr Poojary's wife and new born baby had undergone treatment at city based KMC Hospital in the month of February, this year. The hospital bill had surpassed Rs 59,000. Mr Poojary, being a member of Yashaswini Scheme, was entitled to get the all the hospital expenditure from the government.

However, when he approached the Gurpur Agricultural Co-operative Bank, the officers denied the payment saying that Yashaswnisi Scheme does not come under its jurisdiction, said Mr Poojary's lawyer K S N Rajesh.

Perturbed by the Bank's denial Mr Poojary had filed a litigation in the Forum. In its reply to the Forum, the Bank on June 28 had stated that compensation to the beneficiaries of Yashaswni Scheme is the responsibility of the Yashaswini Co-operative Farmers Healthcare Trust. It also named seven responsible persons including the administrative trustee of the Scheme Mr Yeddyurappa and Mr Savadi.

After going through the Bank's reply, the Forum's Chairperson Asha Shetty on Thursday issued summons to both former CM and minister seeking explanations.

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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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