Karnataka HC Halts Action Against Kumaraswamy

• The Karnataka High Court has assured no coercive action against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, his son Nikhil, and JD(S) MLA Suresh Babu.
• The FIR was based on a complaint by senior IPS officer M Chandrashekar, who alleged intimidation and obstruction in an illegal mining investigation.
• Kumaraswamy and others claimed the complaint was politically motivated and sought to quash the FIR.
• The court restrained the prosecution from seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Kumaraswamy in 2014.
• The State government assured the court that no further action would be taken based on the FIR.

Source: The Times Of India, The Hindu