Yesterday, Karnataka High Court extended the stay on the CBI investigation against state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the disproportionate assets case.

Shivakumar in its plea has challenged the FIR against him in the case. The single-headed bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna extended the stay.

Earlier, the petition has been part-heard by Justice K Natarajan. The Court directed the Registrar to place the file before the Chief Justice and seek his opinion whether he can continue hearing the same petition.

The stay granted earlier was continued and the hearing adjourned.

Case Brief -

DK Shivakumar had filed two petitions in the High Court challenging the sanction granted on September 25, 2019 by the State Government to the CBI to prosecute him and another challenging the FIR filed against him by the central agency on October 3, 2020.

Earlier, the Court rejected the petition challenging the grant of sanction.

Back in 2017, the IT Department had conducted a search and seizure operation in the offices and residence of Shivakumar.

Based on it, the Enforcement Directorate started its own probe against Mr Shivakumar. Subsequently, the CBI sought sanction from the state government to register an FIR against him.