Bengaluru, Jan. 30 -- Search at Dr. D.B. Natesh's premises arbitrary, amounted to abuse of legal process: High Court

In a ruling that could impact the money laundering probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scandal involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife B.M. Parvathi, Karnataka High Court (HC) on Monday held that the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) searches and summons against former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh were illegal.

Natesh, who led MUDA in 2021 when 14 housing sites were allotted to Parvathi, moved the High Court after the ED searched his residence from Oct. 28 to Oct. 29, 2024, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

He also challenged the ED's summons issued on O...