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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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
