MUDA case: Karnataka CM refuses to give in to BJP demand for resignation
BJP calls the high court dismissing his appeal challenging the governor's approval of an investigation against him "a slap on the Congress government".
BJP calls the high court dismissing his appeal challenging the governor's approval of an investigation against him "a slap on the Congress government".
Reiterating that the allegations against Siddaramaiah are part of a big conspiracy, Shivakumar exuded full confidence in the legal system.
The Karnataka High Court has answered all the questions that were raised. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah should resign and an impartial investigation should be conducted by the CBI...," Joshi said.
The High Court of Karnataka's Nagaprasanna bench upheld Governor's sanction to prosecute CM Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA land scam.
The judgment is likely to impact state politics directly and it will also draw attention at the national level.
The bench mentioned the Vedas and Upanishads and stated that it is the duty of the children to take care of their mother.
The bench headed by Justice Mohammad Nawaz gave the order on Monday while looking into the petition of the accused, Dilli Rani.
The apex court said that observations made in the petition "are not only derogatory to the Karnataka High Court but highly contemptuous in nature."
A bench, headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit noted that B.A. Umesh was kept in solitary confinement at Belagavi jail for a period of 10 years in violation of law.
The petitioners on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that according to the religious text, wearing of hijab was 'farz' (duty) and the courts were not equipped to determine its essentiality.
