The Karnataka High Court on Monday put a stay on the notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M and the state Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, requiring them to appear for questioning regarding the MUDA land allotment scam.
ED summoned Parvathi to appear before the investigation officer on Tuesday, while Suresh was instructed to testify on Monday.
In the MUDA land allotment case, it is alleged that Siddaramaiah's wife received compensatory plots in a prime area of Mysuru, which had a higher property value compared to the location of her land that was "acquired" by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in exchange for 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the controversial scheme, MUDA provided 50% of the developed land to landowners in exchange for their undeveloped land, which was acquired to create residential layouts.
It is alleged that Parvathi did not have legal ownership of the 3.16 acres of land at survey number 464 in Kasare village, Kasaba hobli, Mysuru taluk.
Both the Lokayukta and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are investigating the matter simultaneously.
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