The Karnataka High Court will deliver the verdict on May 11 on the appeals filed by the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and three persons against a Special Court order convicting them in a disproportionate assets case.
Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy, who was specially assigned to hear the appeals, will pronounce the judgment at 11.00 a.m., a notification on the High Court website said. The judge had concluded the hearing on the appeals on March 11 and reserved the verdict.
The Supreme Court had set May 12 as deadline to pass the order.
Jayalalithaa and the three were sentenced to four-year prison term on September 27, 2014.
Twists and Turns
- › The charges: Conspiracy: As CM, Jayalalithaa conspired with three others to acquire assets to the tune of Rs. 66.65 crore
- › Disproportionate Assets: The assets were disproportionate to her known income
- › Abetment: The other three abetted the offence by acting as benami owners of 32 private firms
- › Prosecution's take: Modus operandi was to deposit cash in benami firms’ accounts
- › Prosecution's take: The firms gave her address as theirs while opening accounts
- › Prosecution's take: Ms. Jayalalithaa spent crores of rupees on renovations and constructions, her foster son’s wedding and possessed huge quantity of jewellery.
- › Counter: Prosecution born and out of malice and vendetta, many illegalities and defects in investigation. She had sufficient income form legal sources. Others were not benamidars.
- › Counter: No material to show sarees, watches and footwear seized were bought during her tenure.
- › Counter: Income-Tax authorities and Tribunals have accepted their returns and valuation of assets.
Published - May 09, 2015 12:04 am IST
