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Ex-Top Court Judge Justice PC Ghose Set To Be First Lokpal: Sources
Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is set to be appointed as the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman, sources said today.
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In Setback To Sasikala, Supreme Court Says No Reason To Cancel Conviction
VK Sasikala's hopes of getting out of jail and taking charge of the AIADMK crashed on Wednesday when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against her conviction that has landed her in jail since February this year.
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Supreme Court Judge Withdraws From Hearing VK Sasikala's Review Petition
A petition filed by AIADMK's VK Sasikala -- seeking review of her 4-year-jail term following conviction in a corruption case -- was deferred today after a judge who was to hear it, recused. Justice Rohinton Nariman, who was part of the two-judge bench withdrew after Sasikala pointed out that his father, eminent jurist and constitutional expert Fali...
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Sasikala Plea Against Conviction To Be Heard Today, Wants Judge To Recuse
A day before the Supreme Court takes up AIADMK leader VK Sasikala petition against her conviction, the Tamil Nadu politician sentenced to four years in jail has asked that the top court's Justice Rohinton Nariman should not hear her case.
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'Wasn't A Public Servant': From Jail, VK Sasikala Appeals Against Conviction
Days after her nephew TTV Dinakaran found himself behind bars in Delhi, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala is making a bid to get out of the Bengaluru jail where she is serving a four-year jail term. On Wednesday, Sasikala filed a review petition against her conviction by the Supreme Court that had hauled her off to jail in February, arguing that...
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Declare Jayalalithaa A Convict In Corruption Case, Karnataka Appeals To Supreme Court
The Karnataka government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking a review of its verdict that did not rule on Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's role in the disproportionate assets case. The state argued that it would be impossible to recover the 100 crore penalty imposed by the court unless she too was held guilty.
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VK Sasikala To Serve 13 More Months In Jail If 10-Crore Fine Not Paid
AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala, serving a jail term after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, will have to serve 13 more months in prison if she fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore imposed by the Supreme Court. "Sasikala Natarajan will have to pay Rs 10 crore and if she fails to pay the punitive amount imposed by the Supreme Cour...
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Sasikala Had A Rough Night, Says Party, Was Refused All Requests In Jail
VK Sasikala, prisoner number 9234 at Bengaluru's Central jail, had a hard time last night, said a leader of her party, the AIADMK. Denied the privilege of home food and other facilities, she had refused dinner on Wednesday night and slept on the floor. She could not sleep and was restless, the leader said. The jail had served her two rotis, one rag...
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VK Sasikala, Prisoner Number 9234, Slept On The Floor In Bengaluru Jail Cell
VK Sasikala, prisoner number 9234, slept on the floor on her first night in jail in Bengaluru, without any of the facilities she had requested. She began a four-year prison term yesterday after being convicted of corruption by the Supreme Court.
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Expect Invitation To Form Government Today, Says Team Sasikala: 10 Facts
A team led by Edappadi Palanisamy, handpicked by VK Sasikala as the AIADMK's presumptive Chief Minister, met Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday evening and said it expects him to invite them today to form government in the state. The Governor later met O Panneerselvam, who too has staked claim to the top post. Ms Sasikala has reached...
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'What Does Immediately Mean?' Supreme Court Snaps At VK Sasikala's Team
The Supreme Court has made it clear that VK Sasikala, convicted for corruption yesterday, needs to make herself available immediately to be jailed. "You know the meaning of the word immediately?" a judge snapped when her lawyer asked for her to be allowed some time to surrender, citing health reasons.
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Sasikala, Asked To 'Surrender Now', Heads To Bengaluru By Road: 10 Points
Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...
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Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden Home Was Hub Of Conspiracy, Says Supreme Court
The home of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai's posh Poes Garden was the hub of the conspiracy in which assets worth over 60 crores were amassed, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. In its verdict, the court convicted VK Sasikala, Jayalalithaa's long-time live-in aide, and sentenced her to a four-year jail term.
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Sasikala Breaks Down, Says 'Will Think Of Party Wherever I Am'
In her first public appearance since conviction, VK Sasikala, who left the five Star Golden Bay resort this evening, broke down, saying, "No force can separate me from AIADMK. No matter where I'll be, I'll always think about the party." Earlier today, the Supreme Court convicted her in a corruption case, and sentenced her to four years in prison. S...
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At Resort 'Hideout', Sasikala Sets Up Camp, MLA Escaped In Bermuda Shorts
The luxury resort near Chennai that offers water-skiing and massages among its many attractions, is off-limits for the sixth day as VK Sasikala made it her base while running the ruling AIADMK. This evening, large gatherings were banned near the Golden Bay resort as chaos erupted not long after Ms Sasikala was convicted of corruption by the Supreme...
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Ex-Top Court Judge Justice PC Ghose Set To Be First Lokpal: Sources
Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is set to be appointed as the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman, sources said today.
-
In Setback To Sasikala, Supreme Court Says No Reason To Cancel Conviction
VK Sasikala's hopes of getting out of jail and taking charge of the AIADMK crashed on Wednesday when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against her conviction that has landed her in jail since February this year.
-
Supreme Court Judge Withdraws From Hearing VK Sasikala's Review Petition
A petition filed by AIADMK's VK Sasikala -- seeking review of her 4-year-jail term following conviction in a corruption case -- was deferred today after a judge who was to hear it, recused. Justice Rohinton Nariman, who was part of the two-judge bench withdrew after Sasikala pointed out that his father, eminent jurist and constitutional expert Fali...
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Sasikala Plea Against Conviction To Be Heard Today, Wants Judge To Recuse
A day before the Supreme Court takes up AIADMK leader VK Sasikala petition against her conviction, the Tamil Nadu politician sentenced to four years in jail has asked that the top court's Justice Rohinton Nariman should not hear her case.
-
'Wasn't A Public Servant': From Jail, VK Sasikala Appeals Against Conviction
Days after her nephew TTV Dinakaran found himself behind bars in Delhi, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala is making a bid to get out of the Bengaluru jail where she is serving a four-year jail term. On Wednesday, Sasikala filed a review petition against her conviction by the Supreme Court that had hauled her off to jail in February, arguing that...
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Declare Jayalalithaa A Convict In Corruption Case, Karnataka Appeals To Supreme Court
The Karnataka government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking a review of its verdict that did not rule on Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's role in the disproportionate assets case. The state argued that it would be impossible to recover the 100 crore penalty imposed by the court unless she too was held guilty.
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VK Sasikala To Serve 13 More Months In Jail If 10-Crore Fine Not Paid
AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala, serving a jail term after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, will have to serve 13 more months in prison if she fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore imposed by the Supreme Court. "Sasikala Natarajan will have to pay Rs 10 crore and if she fails to pay the punitive amount imposed by the Supreme Cour...
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Sasikala Had A Rough Night, Says Party, Was Refused All Requests In Jail
VK Sasikala, prisoner number 9234 at Bengaluru's Central jail, had a hard time last night, said a leader of her party, the AIADMK. Denied the privilege of home food and other facilities, she had refused dinner on Wednesday night and slept on the floor. She could not sleep and was restless, the leader said. The jail had served her two rotis, one rag...
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VK Sasikala, Prisoner Number 9234, Slept On The Floor In Bengaluru Jail Cell
VK Sasikala, prisoner number 9234, slept on the floor on her first night in jail in Bengaluru, without any of the facilities she had requested. She began a four-year prison term yesterday after being convicted of corruption by the Supreme Court.
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Expect Invitation To Form Government Today, Says Team Sasikala: 10 Facts
A team led by Edappadi Palanisamy, handpicked by VK Sasikala as the AIADMK's presumptive Chief Minister, met Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday evening and said it expects him to invite them today to form government in the state. The Governor later met O Panneerselvam, who too has staked claim to the top post. Ms Sasikala has reached...
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'What Does Immediately Mean?' Supreme Court Snaps At VK Sasikala's Team
The Supreme Court has made it clear that VK Sasikala, convicted for corruption yesterday, needs to make herself available immediately to be jailed. "You know the meaning of the word immediately?" a judge snapped when her lawyer asked for her to be allowed some time to surrender, citing health reasons.
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Sasikala, Asked To 'Surrender Now', Heads To Bengaluru By Road: 10 Points
Time up, VK Sasikala must surrender in Bengaluru right away, the Supreme Court has told the AIADMK chief, whose lawyers appealed for more time. Ms Sasikala is still in Chennai and will travel the 345 km to Bengaluru by road today escorted by the police from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin a four-year prison term ordered yesterday by the top ...
-
Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden Home Was Hub Of Conspiracy, Says Supreme Court
The home of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai's posh Poes Garden was the hub of the conspiracy in which assets worth over 60 crores were amassed, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. In its verdict, the court convicted VK Sasikala, Jayalalithaa's long-time live-in aide, and sentenced her to a four-year jail term.
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Sasikala Breaks Down, Says 'Will Think Of Party Wherever I Am'
In her first public appearance since conviction, VK Sasikala, who left the five Star Golden Bay resort this evening, broke down, saying, "No force can separate me from AIADMK. No matter where I'll be, I'll always think about the party." Earlier today, the Supreme Court convicted her in a corruption case, and sentenced her to four years in prison. S...
-
At Resort 'Hideout', Sasikala Sets Up Camp, MLA Escaped In Bermuda Shorts
The luxury resort near Chennai that offers water-skiing and massages among its many attractions, is off-limits for the sixth day as VK Sasikala made it her base while running the ruling AIADMK. This evening, large gatherings were banned near the Golden Bay resort as chaos erupted not long after Ms Sasikala was convicted of corruption by the Supreme...
