Bengaluru, Feb. 7 -- Petitioner Snehamayi Krishna to move Supreme Court

In a major relief for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, led by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, this morning quashed a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites case.

Justice Nagaprasanna, while delivering the verdict, stated, "The material on record does not indicate that the investigation conducted by the Lokayukta is partisan, lopsided or shoddy for this Court to refer the matter to the CBI for further investigation or reinvestigation. The petition is dismissed."

After hearing arguments from both sides, the Court had reserved its verdic...