Supreme Court declines CBI plea against Karnataka HC stay in DK Shivakumar case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's decision to stay an investigation against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case.
The Court, however, urged the High Court to consider the CBI's application for vacating the stay and the pending appeal expeditiously, preferably within two weeks.
A division bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order, noting that the high court's stay was interim in nature. The CBI had filed the special leave petition against the high court's June 2023 order, which temporarily stayed the sanction granted by the state government for investigating corruption allegations against the Congress leader related to disproportionate assets.
The case stems from a Rs 74 crore disproportionate assets case initiated by the CBI in September 2019 based on a sanction from the BS Yediyurappa-led government. The allegations arose from a 2017 Income Tax raid on Shivakumar's offices and a subsequent Enforcement Directorate probe.
The CBI filed a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act in October 2020. Shivakumar challenged the sanction and proceedings in the Karnataka High Court, which granted temporary relief by staying the CBI probe on multiple occasions.
In April, Justice K Natarajan of the Karnataka High Court dismissed Shivakumar's plea, leading to an appeal before a division bench. The Supreme Court had earlier refused to entertain the CBI's plea against the high court's interim orders. The ongoing legal battle involves Shivakumar challenging the sanction and proceedings against him, and the CBI seeking to proceed with its investigation.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
