Bengaluru, June 19 -- The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the allegations of land encroachment against former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

The state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by senior IAS officer Amlan Aditya Biswas to clear the illegal encroachment of government land in Survey No. 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 79 of Kethaganahalli in Bidadi hobli of Ramanagara district belonging to Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

A single-judge bench of Justice ES Indiresh heard the petition filed by former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, objecting to the illegal formation of the SIT.

It is apparent that the state government has not formally issued any n...