MUDA case: High Court adjourns hearing on CM Siddaramaiah’s appeal to second week of November
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has adjourned to the second week of November the hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s appeal challenging the single-judge bench order upholding the Governor’s sanction for an investigation against him in the MUDA case.
A division bench comprising Justice Anu Shivaraman and Justice K. Rajesh Rai took up on Thursday both Siddaramaiah’s appeal and a separate appeal filed by J. Devaraju, the original owner of the disputed land. Devaraju has objected that despite having no connection to the case, he has been dragged into it and is now forced to face both civil and criminal proceedings due to strong observations made by the single judge.
Appearing for the state government, Advocate General K. Shashikiran Shetty submitted that the appeals need to be heard in detail. The bench observed that on the date of hearing, it would avoid listing other matters and suggested an early schedule in the first week of November. However, senior counsel Prof. Ravivarma Kumar requested that the hearing be fixed for the second week of November, which the bench accepted.
The case relates to alleged irregularities in land allotments by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). On September 24, 2024, a single-judge bench of the High Court had upheld the Governor’s order granting sanction to investigate Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the allegations. Challenging this decision, Siddaramaiah approached the division bench with an appeal.
Meanwhile, J. Devaraju, the original landowner, has also filed a separate appeal, contending that the single-judge bench’s harsh remarks have unfairly implicated him in both civil and criminal cases despite his limited role.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
