Bengaluru, Jan. 30 -- Centre's order had debarred Justice P.N. Desai from Government appointments for 3 years

The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on a November 2024 order by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions that barred Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, who had retired from the Court, from taking up Government appointments for three years.

"There shall be an ad-interim order of stay of the impugned order, till the next hearing date," the High Court said. Justice P.N. Desai has been appointed by the State Government as the One-Man Commission of Inquiry, to probe the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites scam, involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others.

On Tuesday, a Bench...