Thursday, 1 January 2015

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT CONSTITUTES SPECIAL BENCH TO HEAR APPEALS OF FORMER TN CM Ms. J. JAYALALITHAA AND 3 OTHERS IN THE DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE; HEARING TO COMMENCE ON FRIDAY



The Karnataka High Court has issued a notification, its first of the year 2015, announcing that Justice C R Kumaraswamy would hear the appeals of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Supremo, Ms. J Jayalalithaa and three other accused in a disproportionate assets case "on a day-to-day basis." 

Former Tamil Nadu CM, Ms. J. Jayalalithaa

The notification signed by the Registrar (Judicial) of the Karnataka High Court said that the judge was being named to constitute a special bench in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Court. 

On October 17, the apex court asked the Karnataka high court to constitute a special bench to hear the appeals of Jayalalithaa and others against their conviction in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case by a special court in Bengaluru on September 27. 

The cases have been listed for hearing on Friday, and will come up before Justice H Billiappa on Friday, as Justice Kumaraswamy is on leave.

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