K'taka CM to move HC against Governor's order

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will move the high court on Monday challenging the order of Governor HR Bhardwaj granting permission to prosecute him in connection with a land scam.

A member of the chief minister's legal team told rediff.com that the petition, seeking a stay on the Governor's order, will be filed on Monday morning and could come up the same day, as there was urgency in the matter.

In the petition, the chief minister would contend that there has been bias while passing the order.

Yeddyurappa would also state that dual proceedings in the same case cannot be initiated.

His contention would be that he has already set up

a commission to probe the land scam and in such an event the Governor could not have ordered prosecution in the same case.

The last point that would be raised would be that a copy of the Governor's order had not been served on him and specific reasons for prosecution had not been given.

Meanwhile, the Opposition too will move a caveat on Monday, seeking to be heard before any order is passed on Yeddyurappa's petition.

While the political fiasco continues, parts of Karnataka remained shut in the wake of the bandh call given by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Schools and colleges remained shut in most parts of the state. Minor incidents of violence were reported in Bengaluru, Mysore and Shimoga following which security was beefed up.