Probe against Yeddyurappa:?Apex court refuses to interfere

New Delhi, Dec 1: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court’s order staying the investigation against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in three cases relating to land de-notification in Bengaluru.

A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre suggested senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the Karnataka government, to approach the High Court itself against the interim order of stay issued on September 15.

“Why don’t you approach the High Court? It’s an interim order only,” the bench told Singh.
The counsel contended that the order was passed when even the special public prosecutor was not present.

Senior advocate K V Viswanathan, appearing for Yeddyurappa, pointed out that the matter was already listed before the High Court on Tuesday. On this, the apex court preferred to adjourn the matter relating to the three separate special leave petitions.

The petitions filed by advocate Joseph Aristotle sought direction for setting aside the September 15 order of the High Court, contending it had “virtually stalled the entire investigation” while acting on a plea by Yeddyurappa.

The Lokayukta police had in June this year registered three first information reports (FIRs) against the senior BJP leader and others for the alleged offences of cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy and under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Karnataka Land (Restriction on Transfer Act).

Denotification cases
The three cases are related to denotification of land measuring six acres and 18 guntas acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority for the formation of Banashankari V stage, one acre and 17 guntas for the formation of BTM IV stage, and one acre for the formation of further extension of Mahalakshmi Layout.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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