HC Dharwad Bench extends stay on ED summons to CM’s wife, Minister Byrathi Suresh till February 20
Dharwad: The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has extended to February 20 the stay order on the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvati and Minister Byrathi Suresh in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
Advocate CV Nagesh, representing Suresh, told the Bench that the minister was not an accused or involved in the MUDA case related to an incident that the petitioners claim occurred several years back.
He argued that while the petitioners have been stating that the case involves money laundering, the case was not so. In spite of this, the ED has issued a notice to Suresh, which is a questionable act on the part of the ED. The notice has affected the minister private and personal interests, the lawyer told the Bench.
The ED lawyers, however, did not ask the HC Bench to grant time to object to the applications, following which, the Bench extended the stay order on the summons and adjourned the hearing of the case to February 14.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
