New Delhi:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was granted exemption by the Supreme Court from personal appearance tomorrow in a Karnataka court which is holding the trial of a 17-year-old disproportionate assets case against her.
The top court will hear the petition of the AIADMK supremo and others challenging the notification issued by the Karnataka government, appointing G B Mudigoudar as the judge to conduct the cases in a Bangalore court from October 1.
Jayalalithaa contended that the Karnataka government had committed contempt of court by not implementing the top court directions issued on September 30, quashing the notification revoking the appointment of G Bhavani Singh as the special public prosecutor.
The petitioners said that without implementing the top court directions, the government issued a notification on October 3 appointing Mudigoudar as the presiding judge with retrospective effect from October 1 until further orders.
The petition said the special judge on October 3 itself took up the case and directed them to appear in court on October 30 when it was wholly unnecessary as the questioning under Section 313 CrPC was over, the defence had concluded the arguments and the prosecution was midway in concluding its arguments.
The top court will hear the petition of the AIADMK supremo and others challenging the notification issued by the Karnataka government, appointing G B Mudigoudar as the judge to conduct the cases in a Bangalore court from October 1.
Jayalalithaa contended that the Karnataka government had committed contempt of court by not implementing the top court directions issued on September 30, quashing the notification revoking the appointment of G Bhavani Singh as the special public prosecutor.
The petitioners said that without implementing the top court directions, the government issued a notification on October 3 appointing Mudigoudar as the presiding judge with retrospective effect from October 1 until further orders.
The petition said the special judge on October 3 itself took up the case and directed them to appear in court on October 30 when it was wholly unnecessary as the questioning under Section 313 CrPC was over, the defence had concluded the arguments and the prosecution was midway in concluding its arguments.
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