Hegde resigned from the Lokayukta position on 23 June 2010 after an officer (Deputy Conservator of Forests R Gokul) was suspended by order of minister J. Krishna Palemar and he felt powerless to help.
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The Lok Ayukta had exposed major irregularities in mines in Bellary, including those owned by Obulapuram Mining Company and by G. Karunakara Reddy, G. Janardhana Reddy and G. Somashekara Reddy who are ministers in the Government of Karnataka.
Santosh Sahukhala | Santosh Rai Pathaje | Santosh Thundiyil | Santosh Sivan | Santosh Koli | Santosh Kashyap | Santosh Dutta | Ramakrishna Hegde | Pratiksha Santosh Shinde | N. Santosh Hegde | K S Hegde Medical Academy | Keremane Shivarama Hegde | Hegde | Ganesh Hegde |
This investigation is the culmination of a recommendation to CBI by the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Rosaiah and not directly related to the findings of Lok Ayukta Santosh Hegde on illegal mining in Karnataka.