SC asks Ex-CM Kumarswamy to face trial in his state

27 September, New Delhi

The Supreme court Tuesday set aside the Karnataka High Court order which had quashed criminal cases against former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy related mainlyto bulk land allotments and asked him to face the trial in the state.

A division bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, passed the order after hearinga petition from one Vinod Kumar.

The petitioner has alleged that the case against Kumarswamy and his wife was related to the bulk allotment of land made to a cooperative housing society while he was the Chief Minister. His wife wassaid to be one of the beneficiaries in the case.

The apex court also ordered Kumaraswamy’s wife to face trial in the case. The case pertains to the allotment of 80 acres of land. He is also facing charges of allowing illegal mining.