"Serious Allegations ": Karnataka High Court Vacates Stay, Orders Thorough Investigation Against Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa in 'Operation Kamala' case

In a set back to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court vacated the stay granted on investigation and ordered a thorough probe to be conducted in the First Information Report in which he is accused of trying to woo JD MLA Naganagouda Kandkur's son Sharanagouda with promise of money and Ministry in 2019 "As the uncontroverted allegations made in. Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court vacated the stay granted on investigation and ordered a thorough probe to be conducted in the First Information Report in which he is accused of trying to woo JD MLA Naganagouda Kandkur's son Sharanagouda with promise of money and Ministry in 2019 "As the uncontroverted allegations made in the FIR and the contents of the complaint lodged by respondent No.2, prima facie disclose the commission of cognizable offences, the jurisdiction of this Court under section 482 Cr.P.C. It added "That apart, the interim order secured by the petitioners having the effect of stalling the investigation prone to cause disappearance of the crucial evidence to the disadvantage of the law enforcing agency and respondent No.1 / State appears to have acquiesced in the matter as is evident from the unprecedented haste and alacrity in which a Special Public Prosecutor was appointed even before the matter was listed before the court, but after suffering an adverse order, no steps have been taken to expedite the matter, instead tacitly supporting the continuance of the interim order made in favour of the petitioners speaks in volume about the interestedness of respondent No.1." Thus a clear case has been made out by respondent No.2 to vacate the interim order of stay granted by this Court and to order a thorough probe into the matter."