J Jayalalithaa DA case - Timeline

J Jayalalithaa DA case - Timeline
1996:

June 14: Dr. Subramanian Swamy files complaint against Jayalalithaa

June 21: The Principal District and Sessions Judge directs Letika Saran, IPS, to investigate the private complaint

June 18: The then (DMK) government directs DVAC to register an FIR against Jayalalithaa for allegedly possessing unaccounted assets 

1997:

June 4: Charge sheet filed in Chennai; Rs. 66.65 crore disproportionate assets

Oct 21: Court frames charges against Jayalalithaa, V.K.Sasikala, V.N.Sudhakaran, and J. Ilavarasi

2002:

March: Takes charge as Chief Minister again

Nov. 2002 to Feb 2003: 76 witnesses were recalled and they resiled their previous statements

Feb 28, 2003: DMK leader K. Anbazhagan moves Supreme Court for transfer of trial

Nov 18: Supreme Court orders transfer of trial to a Special Court in Bangalore while observing that ‘fair trial was not going’ in Chennai

Dec. 2003 to March 2005: Special Court set up at Bangalore B.V.Acharya named Special Public Prosecutor for the case

2010:

Jan. 22: Supreme Court clears way for trial of DA case and trial commences

Dec. 2010 to Feb, 2011: Witnesses re-examined by the prosecution

2011:

May 16: AIADMK back in power, Jayalalithaa becomes Chief Minister again

Oct. 20 & 21; Nov 22 & 23: Jayalalithaa appears in person,answers Special Court’s questions.

2012:

Aug. 13: G. Bhavani Singh appointed as SPP

Aug. 23: Anbhazhagan moves HC questioning appointment

Aug. 26: Karnataka Govt. removes Singh as SPP

Aug.-Sept: Singh moves Apex Court which reinstates him

Sept. 30: Special Court judge Balakrishna retires.

Oct. 29: HC appoints John Michael Cunha as judge of Special Court

2014:

Aug. 28: Trial concludes, Special Court says verdict will be pronounced on September 20

Sept. 15: Ms. Jayalalithaa requests for change of locations for security reasons.

Sept. 16: Special Court allows Jayalalithaa’s plea, orders for shifting venue near Bangalore Central prison; postpones verdict to September 27.

Sept. 27: Jayalalithaa sentenced to four years in jail, fined Rs. 100 crore | Full text of the verdict

Oct. 7: Karnataka HC rejects Jayalalithaa bail plea

Oct. 17: Jayalalithaa gets bail with caveats

Dec. 18: SC extends bail to Jayalalithaa by four months, directs Karnataka HC to form special bench

2015

Jan. 1: Karnataka High Court constitutes a Special Bench of Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy to hear the appeals filed by Jayalalithaa and others

Jan. 5: Hearing begins on Jayalalithaa's appeal

Feb. 5: HC rejects DMK leader Anbazhagan's plea to act as intervener or assist SPP

Feb. 26: Anbazhagan moves Supreme Court for removal of SPP Bhavani Singh

March 4: Karnataka HC declines to defer Bhavani Singh arguments

March 6: Prosecution concludes arguments in Jayalalithaa appeal hearing

March 9: SC refuses to stay appeal hearing in Karnataka HC

March 12: Jayalalithaa has approached the High Court with unclean hands, claims Subramanian Swamy. Read more

March 12: Karnataka High Court reserves its verdict on the appeals filed by Jayalalithaa

April 7: Suprem Court stays Jayalalithaa appeal verdict till April 15

April 15: Supreme Court refers Anbazhagan's plea to larger bench

April 22: Three-judge Bench of Supreme Court rules out fresh hearing in Jayalalithaa appeal 

April 27: A three-judge Bench, led by Justice Dipak Misra of the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of Special Public Prosecutor Bhavani Singh and further directed the High Court judge to take no heed of the arguments made by Bhavanai Singh.