The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday moved the High Court of Karnataka questioning the State government’s November 28, 2023, order of withdrawing consent granted to it on September 25, 2019, to probe a ₹74.93-crore disproportionate assets case registered against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
While disclosing to the High Court that the State government on December 22, 2023, had passed a separate order transferring the First Information Report (FIR), registered by the CBI against Mr. Shivakumar, to the Karnataka Lokayukta police for investigation, the CBI questioned its legality.