J Jayalalithaa's DA Appeals Case Hearing Begins Monday Jan 05,2015

 

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