In a setback to the government, the Karnataka High Court
on Thursday stayed the transfer of corruption cases — which were being
probed by the Lokayukta police wing and pending prosecution after
completion of probe — to the newly formed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
Also,
the court said that any action on corruption cases taken by the ACB in
the meanwhile would be subject to the final result of a PIL petition,
which has questioned the legality of the government’s notification of
March 14 in setting up the ACB and transferring all the pending
corruption cases from the Lokayukta police wing to the ACB.
A
Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and
Justice Ravi Malimath, passed the interim order following a preliminary
hearing on the petition filed by Chidananda Urs B.G, a city-based
advocate.
Though the Bench initially adjourned
further hearing till June second week, it agreed to hear further
arguments on April 12 after Advocate-General, who earlier requested the
court not to pass interim order, requested the Bench for an early
further hearing so that the State could defend its action of forming the
ACB.
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