Complaints against Yeddy, others posted to Feb 4 for hearing

Bangalore, Feb 2 (PTI) A local court today posted toFebruary 4 hearing on all five complaints filed againstKarnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and others, includinghis son-in-law, over allegations of corruption.

The court gave the direction after Yeddyurappa''sson-in-law Sohan Kumar filed an application in response to thefourth complaint against him, seeking a stay of proceedings onthe grounds that the matter is being probed by Lokayukta.

Additional City Civil and Session Court Judge C BHipparagi then directed the complainant to file hisobjections to Kumar''s application.

The complainant sought time till tomorrow and said hewould furnish the copy of the objections to the accused, justas it had been done in case of the three applications in thethree complaints earlier.

Counsel for the complainant, C H Hanumantharayarequested the judge to post the hearing of all four complaintsin which Kumar had been implicated to February 4.

Five complaints in all were filed against Yeddyurappaand some of his family members by two city-based advocates,naming Kumar as the fourth accused.