HC notice to Karnataka Govt., Lokayukta on cooperative bank’s plea
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notices to the State Government and the Lokayukta institution on a petition filed by Muslim Cooperative Bank Ltd., Mysuru, claiming that the Lokayukta
The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notices to the State Government and the Lokayukta institution on a petition filed by Muslim Cooperative Bank Ltd., Mysuru, claiming that the Lokayukta had no jurisdiction over the petitioner-bank.
Contending that the State Government neither had any share capital nor controlling stake in the bank, which is an autonomous institution under the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, it has been claimed in the petition that the Lokayukta could not have acted upon a complaint against the bank under the provisions of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984.
The bank has questioned the report submitted by the Upalokayukta based on a complaint against the bank, and the actions of the Lokayukta, who asked the Government to submit an action-taken report based the report of the Upalokayukta.