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A division bench, consisting of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Umesh M Adiga, reserved the order after extensive hearings.
The CBI argued that once consent for a probe is granted by the State, it cannot be revoked, especially not retroactively. Patil’s counsel supported this position, stating that the investigation should continue.
Advocates representing the Congress government questioned the legality of the consent given by the previous BJP government and argued that the petitions were not maintainable.
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The FIR was filed by the CBI on September 3, 2020. Shivakumar challenged the FIR in the high court in 2021.
The previous BJP government had granted sanction to the CBI to prosecute Shivakumar, following which an FIR was lodged against him and investigation undertaken on alleged charges of disproportionate assets.
The Karnataka cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on November 23, held that the previous BJP government’s move to give consent to the CBI to investigate the DA case against Shivakumar was not in accordance with law and decided to withdraw the sanction. Subsequently a Government Order was issued in this regard.
Based on the Income Tax Department’s search operations in Shivakumar’s home and offices in 2017, the Enforcement Directorate had started its own probe against him.
Based on the ED investigation, the CBI had sought sanction from the state government to file an FIR against Shivakumar.