The Karnataka High Court on Monday Jan 05,2015commenced the hearing of appeals
filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa and three others
questioning their conviction in the Rs.53.6 crore disproportionate
assets case.
J Jayalalithaa’s counsel sought adjournment till January
12 to enable a senior lawyer from Delhi to begin the argument on the
appeal.
However, the Special Bench of Justice C.R. Kumarswamy rejected the plea
pointing out that it cannot grant adjournments in view of the Supreme
Court’s direction for day-to-day hearing of the appeals.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy personally appeared before
the Court and sought permission to present his arguments pointing out
that it was on his private complaint, filed in 1996, the probe on the
disproportionate assets had commenced, before it was taken over by the
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti- Corruption wing of the Tamil Nadu in
1997.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy pointed out that the Supreme Court had given him an
opportunity of hearing in the plea filed by Jayalalithaa seeking bail
last year.
When the Court asked whether he could assist the special public
prosecutor (SPP) in the case, Dr. Swamy refused to accept that
suggestion while insisting that he was entitled to be part of the
proceedings as per a law laid down by the Supreme Court and sought time
to produce citation on law.
An application was filed on behalf of DMK leader K.
Anbazhagan to be an intervener in the appeal while pointing out that the
trial court had permitted him to assist the SPP.
The Court asked the SPP to file his objection on Mr. Anbazhagan’s plea
and told his counsel that the permission granted by the trial court to
act as an intervener was not binding on the High Court
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