NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order which abolished the Anti-Corruption Bureau. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli rejected the plea filed by Kankaraju.
The plea was filed by Kankaraju through advocate Ashok Panigarhi challenging the Karnataka High Court order. In August, the Karnataka High Court abolished the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), formed by the Congress government headed by Siddaramaiah in 2016, and transferred all pending cases before the ACB to the Lokayukta police division.
In 2016, the Siddaramaiah government formed the ACB, curtailing the powers of the Lokayukta.
A division bench comprising Justice B Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha of Karnataka HC said that all pending cases before the ACB will now get transferred to the Lokayukta Police division. The order was passed in connection with public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Chidananda Aras, Advocates’ Association and social activist SR Hiremath’s Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, challenging the formation of ACB. (ANI)