The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Empowerment Committee, which is looking into the illegal mining issue, to verify whether a Central Bureau of Investigation probe is necessary against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his sons. A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and Swatantra Kumar issued the directive based on a petition seeking a probe against them.
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The bench headed by Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia issued the order on a petition that sought a probe by the CBI for alleged irregularities committed by him during his tenure as Karnataka chief minister in the mining scam.
The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowerment Committee that it could go ahead and probe the three former chief ministers of the state in connection with the illegal mining case.
The Central Empowerment Committee constituted by the Supreme Court has indicted former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in the illegal mining case.
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