MUDA Case Big Twist: Karnataka High Court issued notice to CM Siddaramaih wife

MUDA Case: The Karnataka High Court has indeed issued notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi B.M, today, July 10, 2025, in connection with the alleged irregularities in land allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court heard an appeal filed by RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, who is seeking to transfer the investigation into the MUDA scam from the Lokayukta police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

During the hearing today, the High Court ordered the issuance of fresh notices to unserved respondents, which includes co-accused landowner Devaraju. The court also noted that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has a separate plea challenging the Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in the MUDA scam.

All these connected matters (Snehamayi Krishna’s appeal for CBI probe and CM Siddaramaiah’s challenge to Governor’s sanction) have been clubbed together and adjourned for further hearing on September 4, 2025.

So, while notices were initially issued in April 2025 as well, today’s development involves the court ordering fresh notices to ensure all parties are properly served and the cases can proceed together. The case remains ongoing, with the next significant hearing scheduled for September.

The Karnataka MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) case is a significant and ongoing legal battle involving allegations of irregularities in land allotment, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family at the center of the accusations.

The Core Allegations:

The case primarily revolves around the alleged illegal allotment of 14 high-value compensatory plots in Mysuru’s Vijayanagar Layout (3rd and 4th Stages) to CM Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi B.M. These allotments were reportedly made by MUDA under a “50:50 land allotment scheme.”

Under this scheme (which has since been scrapped), landowners whose land was acquired by MUDA for development were compensated with 50% of the developed sites in lieu of their acquired land.

The key accusation is that the 14 plots allotted to Parvathi B.M. in a prime area of Mysuru were disproportionately valuable compared to the 3.16 acres of low-value land she originally owned and which was acquired by MUDA. This is alleged to have caused a significant financial loss to the public exchequer.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has expanded its investigation, alleging a “large-scale scam” involving the illegal allotment of 1,095 plots with a market value exceeding Rs 700 crore.

They claim many of these allotments were made to “dummy” or “benami” individuals acting as fronts for influential persons, including MUDA officials, and that bribes were exchanged. The ED has provisionally attached properties worth approximately Rs 400 crore in connection with the scam.

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