New Delhi: January 24th
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of private complaint and probe by Lokayukta police against him over alleged illegal mining during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Minister from 1999 to 2004.The petition by Krishna challenged the January 20 decision of the Karnataka High Court by which his plea for quashing the private complaint and proceedings ordered by the Lokayukta Special Court against him was declined.He termed as incorrect the high court verdict that held that investigation will continue into a Cabinet decision on dereserving of forest area.The petition, filed through advocate Vijay Lakshmi Menon, contended that the Cabinet decision was a collective one taken by 34 ministers and an individual cannot be held responsible for it.Further, the policy decision of the government cannot be challenged in the court of law, the petition said. Krishna had challenged the Lokayukta court order in the high court which had on December 15 last stayed the FIR against him.
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