HC quashes ED proceedings against Siddu's wife

IN a big relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife BM Parvathy and Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning Byrathi Suresh, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed the proceedings of money laundering initiated against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 compensatory sites to Parvathy by MUDA.

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Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petitions filed separately by Parvathy and Suresh questioning the legality of the proceedings initiated by the ED by registering an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Act and issuing summons to them on January 3 and January 22, respectively, to appear before the investigation officer for recording their statements.