Bengaluru, Jan. 28 -- The Karnataka High Court yesterday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking to transfer the investigation into the alleged illegal allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife, B.M. Parvathi, from the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who heard marathon arguments on the petition filed by Mysuru-based social activist Snehamayi Krishna, extended the interim order passed on Dec. 19, 2024. The time granted to the Lokayukta Police to file their final report was also extended until the Court pronounces its judgement.

The petition contends that an impartial investigation is impossible as Siddaramaiah, being the CM, wields significant power and i...