BSY skips court, next date on September 17

BANGALORE: The Lokayukta Court on Tuesday  adjourned to September 17 hearing of the bail applications by B S Yeddyurappa and 14 others in connection with a private complaint alleging irregularities in denotification of government land by him.Lokayukta special court judge N K Sudhindra Rao adjourned hearing on the applications on the complaint by advocate Sirajin Basha, in which they have been accused of causing an estimated Rs 124 crore loss to the state exchequer.Senior counsel for the complainant CH Hanumantharaya filed his objections to the first complaint and sought time till September 17 to file objections to the second one, involving Yeddyurappa and nine others.Earlier, the court allowed the application of Yeddyurappa, the first accused and his son BY Raghavendra, MP, the third accused in the second complaint, seeking exemption from personal appearance.Yeddyurappa, who failed to appear in court on Tuesday, moved an application seeking exemption from personal appearance stating he was required to attend a BJP high command meeting for the coming polls.