Jaya DA case: Verdict postponed to Sept 27

During the trial, Jayalalithaa had appeared in the special court room near the central prison for her examination.

Bangalore | September 17, 2014 02:14 AM IST

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A special court in Karnataka, which conducted the trial into a Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has postponed its verdict by a week to facilitate security arrangements for the CM’s presence in court. The special court which had originally fixed September 20 as the date to pronounce its judgment in the nearly 20-year-old case, has now scheduled its verdict for September 27.

Special Judge John Michael Cunha postponed the date of pronouncing its judgment following a plea by the CM about the inadequate security at the Bangalore City Civil and Sessions Court premises. Bangalore police commissioner also wrote a letter suggesting that it would be difficult to make security arrangements at the premises for the CM’s appearance for the verdict.

Based on the letters by police authorities and the application filed on behalf of Jayalalithaa, the court has now decided to deliver its judgment at a court room located near the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on the outskirts of Bangalore. During the trial, Jayalalithaa had appeared in the special court room near the central prison for her examination.

Jayalalithaa and three associates — her former close friend V K Sasikala, Sasikala’s nephew V N Sudhakaran and sister-in-law J Illavarasi — have been accused of acquiring Rs 66.65 crore worth of assets by corrupt means between 1991-96 during Jayalalithaa’s first tenure as CM.

The case has been crippled by delay on various counts including changes of the special public prosecutor appointed to carry out the trial. The original HC-appointed SPP, B V Acharya, quit in August 2012 after accusing the then BJP government in Karnataka of seeking his ouster to further political ties with Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK party. Second public prosecutor appointed in the case, Bhawani Singh, was threatened with a fine of Rs 60,000 per day by the special court last year for seeking frequent adjournments and delaying the trial.

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