Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Court Seeks Lokayukta Response on Kharge Family Trust Land Plea
A special court in Karnataka is examining a request for an investigation.
The request concerns land given in Bengaluru in 2010.
The land went to Siddhartha Vihar Trust, run by Mallikarjun Kharge’s family.
An activist alleges there was corruption in the allotment.
The court has asked the Lokayukta police to respond by October 6.
The Karnataka High Court sent the complaint to the special court again.
Earlier, on August 11, the special court chose to inquire itself.
It cited missing procedural requirements, including a required legal affidavit.
A special court sought the Karnataka Lokayukta police’s response to a plea seeking an investigation into alleged corruption.
The allegations concern a civic amenity site allotted in Bengaluru in 2010 to the Siddhartha Vihar Trust.
The trust is run by Mallikarjun Kharge’s family and was intended to establish an educational institution.
The response was requested by October 6 after the Karnataka High Court referred the complaint to the special court for a second time.
On August 11, the special court chose to conduct an inquiry itself, citing procedural issues including the absence of a legal affidavit.
- Who
- The special court, Karnataka Lokayukta police, anti-corruption activist Vijayaraghav Marathe, the Karnataka High Court, and Siddhartha Vihar Trust are involved; the trust is run by Mallikarjun Kharge’s family.
- What
- The court sought a response to a plea requesting an investigation into alleged corruption in a land allotment.
- When
- The land was allotted in 2010; the court sought a response by October 6 after an August 11 decision to inquire itself.
- Where
- The civic amenity site is in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Why
- The plea alleges corruption in the allotment of the site to Siddhartha Vihar Trust.
- Land allotment year
- 2010
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Recipient
- Siddhartha Vihar Trust
- Intended purpose
- Setting up an educational institution
- Complaint
- Alleged corruption in the allotment
- Response deadline
- October 6
- Earlier court decision
- On August 11, the special court opted to inquire itself and cited procedural lapses, including the absence of a legal affidavit.