# Karnataka High Court Seeks Lokayukta Reply in Kharge Trust Case 2026-08-15T03:01:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Karnataka High Court has sought a response from Lokayukta police over allegations that they failed to act on a complaint about land allotments and concessions involving the Siddhartha Vihar Trust. Justice Naga Prasanna issued notice while hearing a petition by complainant Vijay Raghav Marathe. The complaint names Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and members of his family, along with Ministers Priyank Kharge and M.B. Patil. It alleges irregularities in land allotted by the Bengaluru Development Authority and Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, including a 50% concession and land at Devanahalli Aerospace Park. The High Court has made no finding of illegality or wrongdoing. The allegations remain unexamined through the legal process. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bengaluru Development Authority, Karnataka High Court, Lokayukta, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddhartha Vihar Trust Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-seeks-lokayukta-reply-in-kharge-trust-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-seeks-lokayukta-reply-in-kharge-trust-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.