The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Karnataka High Court's order which had declined to suspend an ongoing investigation against Chamarajpet Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act by the Lokayukta police for allegedly acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
A bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal granted interim stay on the April 6 order of the High Court, on a special leave petition filed by the former minister.
After hearing senior advocate Kapil Sibal on the leader's behalf, the court also issued notice to the state government and others on Khan's plea against the HC's order.
The court put the matter for consideration after two weeks.
An FIR was filed by the Lokayukta against Khan in 2022 and it was allegedly found that his assets were worth Rs 87.5 crore which was 2,031 % disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Published 28 April 2023, 20:35 IST
