Daijiworld Media Network - Kalaburagi (MS)
Kalaburagi, Feb 23: The high court bench of the city has ordered an interim stay into the inquiry and investigation of FIR that is registered against state BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa and three other leaders in the Devadurga police station of Raichur district with regards to the audio tape related to 'Operation Lotus'.
The high court bench had kept its order pending on Wednesday, February 20, on the inquiry of the appeal that was submitted requesting the quashing of the FIR that was registered against state BJP president Yeddyurappa, MLAs Shivanagouda Nayak and Preetham Gowda and senior journalist M B Maramakal.
On Friday, February 22, justice PGM Patil ordered an interim stay on the inquiry of the case and issued a notice to complainant Sharanagouda Kandakoora. However, the judge did not honour the appeal to quash the FIR.
Meanwhile, speaking to the scribes in Humnabad of Bidar district, Yeddyurappa expressed his happiness over the interim stay granted by the high court bench.