
Bangalore: The Special Court trying the wealth case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday rejected the application of her aide and co-accused Sasikala Natarajan, seeking various documents filed by the prosecution but not marked as exhibits in court.
Special Court judge BM Mallikarjunaiah rejected the application filed by C Manishankhar and adjourned the case to April 12 for further recording of the statement of Sasikala under section 313 of the CrPC.
Manishankhar had filed an application under 207, 243(2) of CrPC read with Rule 2 of Chapter 14 of Karnataka Criminal Rules of Practice 1968, seeking various documents filed by the prosecution but which have not been marked as exhibits.
Manishankhar had submitted that unless the documents are furnished, it would not be possible for Sasikala to satisfactorily explain the questions put to her by the court under section 313 CrPC....
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07:53 PM, Apr 03, 2012

Bangalore: Police officials in Bangalore are likely to wear black badges on Friday in protest against the recent brawl between lawyers and mediapersons outside a court, in which, several policemen, including a DGP, were hurt. Last week, lawyers at the City's Civil court assaulted media persons and policemen. The bar council also went against a Supreme Court directive and boycotted court proceedings - demanding the release of 4 arrested lawyers...

09:13 AM, Mar 09, 2012

Bangalore: Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was on Friday produced before a special CBI court in Bangalore which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case. Reddy and 20 others are facing charges for their alleged involvement in illegal mining, over which the CBI had filed an FIR against them in October last. Reddy was...

12:13 PM, Mar 02, 2012

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in the 1991 disproportionate assets case. Madras High Court had quashed on September 30 the DA case against Jayalalithaa saying that there was a delay by the CBI in filing the FIR. CBI had appealed against the Madras HC order on which Supreme Court has issued notice to Jayalalithaa. Earlier, Sasikala Natarajan, estranged...

12:49 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Bangalore: A Bangalore court on Saturday adjourned Sasikala Natarajan's hearing in the disproportionate assests case involving her former chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter J Jayalalithaa till February 23. The former aide of the CM broke down in court during her questioning. This was the first time she was being questioned in the disproportionate assets case. Sasikala claimed that Jayalalithaa was not involved in the case. "Jayalalithaa is not involved...

06:01 PM, Feb 18, 2012

Bangalore: The hearing in the disproportionate assets (DA) case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha likely to continue at a Bangalore special court on Tuesday. Jayalalithaa is accused of accumulated assets worth 66 crore during her tenure as Chief Minister during 1991-1996. The case was filed by Janta Party President Subramanian Swamy and later followed up by arch rivals DMK, who wanted the case to be moved out of...

09:18 AM, Nov 29, 2011

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is scheduled to appear again before a Bangalore court on Wednesday in connection with 1996 disproportionate assets case. She answered over a thousand questions on Tuesday and will face another 200 questions on Wednesday. Deposing for the third time before a special court in the disproportionate assets case, Jayalalithaa on Tuesday fielded questions relating to firms in which she was a 'dormant partner'...

10:26 AM, Nov 23, 2011

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday reached Bangalore special court for the second round of questioning in a disproportionate assets case. Jayalalithaa is accused of accumulated assets worth 66 crores during her tenure as Chief Minister between 1991-96. The case was filed by Janta Party President Subramanian Swamy and later followed up by arch rivals DMK, who wanted the case to be moved out of Tamil...

11:04 AM, Nov 22, 2011

New Delhi: A special Bangalore court will on Tuesday resume hearing the 66 crore disproportionate asset case filed against Tamil Nadu chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The Tamil Nadu CM is unlikely to appear before the court. Sources close to the CM say that she may move an application seeking postponement of the hearing, an option given to her by the Supreme Court. The court on October 21 had adjourned the...

08:35 AM, Nov 08, 2011

Bangalore: A special court will on Tuesday resume hearing in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case filed against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. However, the AIADMK chief is unlikely to appear before the court. The court had on October 21 adjourned the hearing to November 8, as recording of Jayalalithaa's statement on 1,000-odd questions framed in the case remained inconclusive during the two-day hearing. Sources close to Jayalalithaa...

09:57 PM, Nov 07, 2011

Bangalore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's questioning in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case has come to an end for the day on Friday. A special court in Bangalore is hearing the case. It was second day of court appearance for Jayalalithaa on Friday and she was questioned based on the evidence provided by 150 witnesses. The hearing will continue on Saturday. On Thursday, special judge BM Mallikarjunaiah,...

05:12 PM, Oct 21, 2011

New Delhi: DMK Chief M Karunanidhi commented on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's court appearance in a decade-old disproportionate assets case and said she has bowed her head to justice. "Jayalalithaa has been constantly filing for exemptions because she did not want to go to court, " added Karunanidhi. Meanwhile, the Bangalore court will record Jayalalithaa's final statements in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case. It is some of...

01:32 PM, Oct 20, 2011

Bangalore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday arrived in the city to appear before a trial court in a decade-old disproportionate assets case. Several security arrangements have been made to ensure that the hearing passes smoothly. As part of the security measures, only those lawyers, who are involved in the case, were allowed to enter the court while others were not let inside the premises. Section 144 was...

10:13 AM, Oct 20, 2011

Bangalore/ New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa is slated to appear before a Bangalore trial court in connection with a disproportionate assets case on Thursday. Earlier, the Karnataka Chief Secretary SV Ranganath and the Director General of Police N Achuta Rao filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and said that adequate security cover would be provided to Jayalalithaa. The two-judge bench comprising of justices...

03:06 PM, Oct 19, 2011