Lokayukta court issues summons to Yeddyurappa

In fresh trouble for former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the special Lokayukta court today issued summons to him and 14 others to appear before it on August 27 in connection with a private complaint against them alleging denotification of lands favouring his family members.

Pronouncing the order on the second complaint by advocate Sirajin Basha, Judge Sudhindra Rao said Yeddyurappa and others have been directed to appear on August 27.

In the complaint, Basha has alleged that Yeddyurappa denotified 2.5 acres in Arakere village, 1.7 acres in Devarachikkanahalli in Bangalore South taluk and 1.21 acres in Gedalahalli village in Bangalore East taluk violating rules.

The High Court had recently dismissed all the five petitions filed by Sohan Kumar, son-in-law of Yeddyurappa, praying for quashing of the lower court order taking cognisance of the offences made out against them, paving the way for the Lokayukta court to proceed on the complaint.

Basha and another advocate K N Balaraj had filed complaints with the court after Governor H R Bhardwaj accorded sanction for prosecution of Yeddyurappa when he was the chief minister.

Yeddyurappa quit recently as chief minister after the Lokayukta report indicted him on illegal mining.