The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with a plea seeking a CBI probe in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.

Adjourning the hearing in question to November 26, a bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna also issued notices to Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathy, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and land owner J. Devaraju, asking them to file an objection if they have anything against the petition.

The bench directed the Karnataka Lokayukta to submit a report on the progress of the investigation in the case by November 25.

Prosecutor BN Jagadish asked for two weeks to file objections.

RTI activist Snehamayi Krisha on September 27 filed a petition before the High Court seeking a CBI probe against CM Siddaramaiah.

Krishna stated in his petition that he does not believe that the Lokayukta can ensure a transparent probe.

He said that the institution of Lokayukta comes under the state government and the officers are appointed by the government. Therefore, he was not confident of a transparent and impartial investigation of the case.

On Monday, the Karnataka Lokayukta served notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to appear on Wednesday for hearings in connection with the alleged irregularities.

CM Siddaramaiah has been asked to be present at the Mysuru Lokayukta office on November 6 (Wednesday), sources confirmed on Monday.

Earlier, the Mysuru Lokayukta grilled Parvathy, the second accused in the scam, for hours.

Lokayukta sleuths had also probed CM Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law and Devaraju.

Siddaramaiah was the first accused, Parvathy the second accused, his brother-in-law the third accused and Devarju the fourth accused in the case.