BANGALORE: Former chief ministers B S Yeddyurappa and H D Kumaraswamy were on Monday issued summons by a court to appear before it in connection with alleged land and mining scams.
While Yeddyurappa and 14 others were ordered to appear before the Lokayukta Special Court on August 27 in connection with alleged irregularities in denotification of lands, Kumaraswamy and his wife, Anita, were asked to appear before the same court in connection with a complaint accusing him of recommending renewal of a mining lease of the Jantakal Mining Company.
HC seeks report in BSY case
The High Court on Monday said it would first look into the report of U V Singh before proceeding with Yeddyurappa’s plea challenging the Lokayukta report in which he has been indicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act.