Supreme Court refuses to quash CBI FIR against D K Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case

The case was handed over to the Lokayukta for investigation following the withdrawal of the consent to the CBI

The case was handed over to the Lokayukta for investigation following the withdrawal of the consent to the CBI
The case was handed over to the Lokayukta for investigation following the withdrawal of the consent to the CBI

Setback for Karnataka DY CM D K Shivakumar as SC refuses to quash DA case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, D K Shivakumar, seeking quashing of CBI proceedings against him in the alleged Disproportionate Assets (DA) case.

A Bench presided over by Justice Bela M Trivedi declined to interfere with the October 2023 decision of the Karnataka High Court which had denied quashing the case registered against Shivakumar under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

In its impugned order, a Bench of Justice K Natarajan of the Karnataka HC lifted the stay order issued on the CBI probe and directed the agency to file its report within three months.

In October 2020, the CBI filed a criminal case under Sections 13 (2) and 13 (1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act alleging that Shivakumar had amassed assets disproportionate to his income during his tenure as the energy minister in the previous Congress-led Karnataka government.

It was alleged that Shivakumar amassed properties worth Rs.74 crore between 2013 and 2018, which were deemed disproportionate against his known sources of income.

The then BJP-led Karnataka government headed by Yediyurappa had handed over the case to the CBI.

The incumbent CM Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had withdrawn the consent to the CBI for a probe into the DA matter on November 28, 2023.

The case was handed over to the Lokayukta for investigation following the withdrawal of the consent to the CBI.

Earlier, in March this year, the Supreme Court had quashed a money laundering probe initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Shivakumar.

The ED initiated a probe against Shivakumar, Hanumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on the charge sheet filed by the I-T (Income Tax) Department.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. If everything is going to be decided by the SC, why do we need the investigation agencies, the lower courts or the HCs. WHY prejudge matters even before investigation when lakhs of investigated cases are pending? An unaccountable organization eventually becomes a deep state.

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