India, March 8 -- The Karnataka high court has invalidated the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Parvathi, the wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and minister Byrathi Suresh in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) scam investigation. The decision, delivered by a bench led by Justice M Nagaprasanna, comes as a relief to the petitioners, who challenged the ED's move in court.

The ED sought to question Parvathi and Byrathi Suresh as part of its probe into the alleged irregularities in land allocations by Muda. However, both filed separate petitions seeking to quash the summons. The high court had earlier placed a stay on the ED's order and has now formally cancelled it.

During the proceedings,...