New Delhi, Oct 16: The Supreme Court declined to lift the stay order imposed by the Karnataka High Court on a CBI probe against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a corruption case related to irregularities in mining and real estate activities. The bench, comprising Justices Anirudha Bose and Bela M Trivedi, refused the CBI’s plea to lift the stay and sought Shivakumar’s response. The High Court had granted interim relief to Shivakumar by staying the CBI investigation until the case is decided. The corruption case originated from an Income Tax Department search in 2017, leading to an arrest in 2019.
