Supreme Court extends bail of Jaya by four months AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa breathed a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court on Thursday extended bail of the ex-Tamil Nadu chief minister by four more months in the disproportionate assets case. While hearing Jayas plea, apex court bench comprising of Chief Justice HL Dattu asked Chief Justice of Karnataka HC to constitute a special bench to expeditiously decide Jayalalithaas appeal within 3 months. The top court also ordered the HC to hear the case on a day-to-day basis. Earlier, the SC had granted bail to Jayalalithaa on a condition that her appeal against conviction in the High Court should be completed in five months. While granting bail to Jayalalithaa, N.Sasikala, VN Sudhakaran, and J Elasvarasi Oct 17, the apex court had said that they would complete their appeal with all relevant documents before the high court in a matter of two months and, thereafter, it will ask the high court to expedite and complete the hearing on the appeal within three months. Listing the matter Dec 18, the apex court had then said if they dont file their appeal along with documents in the high court in this period, then you will not get the liberty of a day more. The AIADMK leader had moved the apex court after the High Court refused to suspend the sentence of four years simple imprisonment awarded by the trial court in Bangalore in the illegal assets case. A trial court in Bangalore convicted Jayalalithaa Sep 27 for possessing assets disproportionate to her known sources of income and sentenced her to four jail term and Rs.100 crore fine. The case, which went on for about 18 years, related to the period 1991-1996 when she became chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time and involved Rs.66.65 crore. The Karnataka High Court had Oct 7 declined bail to Jayalalithaa and the three others in the case.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:15:52 +0000
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