Supreme court orders probe against Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy; relief for S M Krishna

T J Abraham, a right to information activist from Bengaluru, had filed complaints against Krishna, Kumaraswamy and Singh

The Supreme court on Wednesday ordered a probe against two former Karnataka chief ministers H D Kumaraswamy and Dharam Singh while giving relief to S M Krishna. The apex court asked a special investigating team of the Karnataka police to probe allegations against Singh and Kumaraswamy in the illegal iron ore mining case. The court, however, upheld the stay on proceedings against Krishna.

The supreme court has asked the special investigating team of Karnataka police to submit its report within three months. The Supreme court also restrained all other courts including the Karnataka high court from passing any order in the case.

T J Abraham, an right to information activist from Bengaluru, had filed complaints against Krishna, Kumaraswamy and Singh seeking their prosecution for alleged irregularities in allotment of forest areas to private persons. He had cited former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde's report to contend that Krishna and others had allowed de-reservation of forest land in violation of the apex court's order.

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