The Karnataka Lokayukta would soon act on governor's sanction to prosecute former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa in the multi-crore mining scam under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the retired Ombudsman Judge V. Shivaraj Patil said.
Patil told the reporters that they will soon act upon the sanction of the governor granted to prosecute Yeddyurappa as recommended in the final investigation report on illegal mining scam.
As the Governor is the competent authority to take action against a Chief Minister under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1994. Bhardwaj recommended the ombudsman to initiate proceedings against Yeddyurappa on the basis of the probe report, which Hedge submitted to the Government on July 27.
Patil observed that the probe report runs into over 25,000 pages with annexures and recommendations. And he said that it's a huge task and he and his officers are studying this probe from all the directions and to respond appropriately soon.
Patil stated that the petition is before the Chief Justice of High Court, Justice K. S. Kehar and said that it is waiting for the outcome before acting on Yeddyurappa's review petition.
On the jailing of former BJP Minister Katta Subramaniya Naidu in a land scam, Patil said the law would take its course and trial against Naidu was going in accordance with the sanction granted by the Governor under the State Lokayukta Act and Prevention of Corruption Act.
Naidu and his son Jagdish Naidu, a corporate in the local body were jailed on Monday after the bail pleas were rejected by a local court on illegal land deal case in which they were accused of taking Rs.87 crore from a software firm.
News Reported by AR
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