{"id":132406,"date":"2020-12-23T12:09:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T06:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=132406"},"modified":"2021-01-18T16:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T10:50:37","slug":"karnataka-hc-fir-land-denotification-case-cm-bs-yediyurappa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/top-news-of-the-day\/news\/karnataka-hc-fir-land-denotification-case-cm-bs-yediyurappa\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka HC refuses to quash FIR in land denotification case against CM BS Yediyurappa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Karnataka High Court<\/a> on Friday dismissed the petition of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, seeking to quash the criminal proceedings pending against him under Prevention of Corruption of Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Single Bench of Justice John Michel Cunha in his order observed that he cannot accept the arguments placed by Yediyurappa’s counsel that the FIR be quashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2013, Vasudeva Reddy had filed a private complaint in the Lokayukta Special Court, saying Yeddyurappa ordered denotification of four acres 30 guntas in survey number 49 in Devarabisanahalli and survey numbers 10, 18, 46\/1 in Bellandur. He further alleged that following denotification, the lands were diverted for residential purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n