New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain "at this stage" the plea of Sasikala Natarajan, estranged close aide of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to provide her translated copies in Tamil of the proceedings before the special Bangalore trial court in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and BS Chauhan felt since the trial court had adequate language interpreters there was no need...
01:24 AM, Feb 10, 2012
Chennai: Vigilance officials on Wednesday conducted raids in the premises of former DMK minister NKKP Raja across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The raids by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption were in progress in Chennai and Erode districts, DVAC sources said. Raja is the latest among several DMK leaders and former Ministers besides MLAS to face police and DVAC action either on...
09:52 AM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday hear the appeals of former telecom minister Sukhram and two others who were convicted in the 1996 Telecom Scam. The court has already suspended Sukhram's 5-year sentence and granted him bail because of his old age and ailments. Earlier, a Delhi court in November this year imposed a fine of Rs 4 lakh on Sukhram. The court had on Friday found...
12:38 PM, Dec 21, 2011
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
Bangalore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's questioning in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case is over. Jayalalithaa claimed before Special Judge BM Mallikarjunaiah at the makeshift court hall at the Parapana Agrahara Central Jail on Bangalore's outskirts on Wednesday that the entire case had been fabricated and called it a politically motivated case. She argued that the complaint filed by Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy against her was...
03:45 PM, 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: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will be appearing personally in a special court on Tuesday. This will be Jayalalithaa 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...
06:41 AM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced former telecom minister Sukhram, convicted in the 1996 telecom scam, to five years in jail. Just minutes after the verdict, Sukhram was attacked by a man in the Rohini courts complex. The incident occurred shortly after Sukhram, who remained out on bail during the 13-year long trial, was taken into custody. Earlier, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 4 lakh...
04:41 PM, Nov 19, 2011
Bangalore: The special Bangalore court hearing the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case has ruled that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa must make a personal appearance on November 22. Jayalalithaa has sought exemption from appearing in the court personally. Sources close to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister say that she may move an application seeking postponement of the hearing, an option given to her by the Supreme Court. The...
01:39 PM, 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
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's plea for exemption from personal appearance before a trial court in Bangalore in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Misra refused to give her relief saying it will set a wrong precedent. "It would tantamount to grant you privilege if we exempt you from appearance," the bench said, adding, "We...
03:50 PM, Nov 04, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday put off for a day the hearing on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's petition, challenging a Bangalore court's order that directed her to appear before it again on November 8 in disproportionate assets case, after a judge withdrew from the bench. The apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Justice T S Thakur and Justice Dipak Misra adjourned the hearing and directed...
09:52 PM, Nov 03, 2011
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bangalore trial court's order directing her to appear before it again on November 8 in a disproportionate assets case. Challenging the order, the AIADMK chief alleged in her petition that as per the apex court's direction she had already appeared before the court on October 20 and 21 and she cannot be summoned again....
11:29 AM, Nov 01, 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
Bangalore: A special court in Bangalore will continue to question Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in connection with a Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case. The AIADMK chief appeared before the court for the first time on Thursday amid tightened security. She was asked nearly 400 questions on assets acquired during her tenure as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996. Special arrangements were made and the hearing in the...
07:50 AM, Oct 21, 2011
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