Jayalalithaa won't be declared convict in DA case, says Supreme Court

According to the Karnataka Government, the Supreme Court`s verdict of abatement of the corruption case against J Jayalalithaa, the late Tamil Nadu chief minister, stands as a fault in the record.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that J Jayalalithaa, the late Tamil Nadu chief minister, will not be declared a convict in the disproportionate assets case.

The Karnataka Government had sought a review of the apex court`s order abating fine of Rs 100 crore on Jayalalithaa.

An apex court bench headed by Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and also comprising Justice Amitava Roy dismissed the plea filed by the Karnataka Government.

According to the Karnataka Government, the Supreme Court`s verdict of abatement of the corruption case against the late Tamil Nadu chief minister stands as a fault in the record, which deserves to be re-looked at.

On February 14, setting aside an earlier Karnataka High Court order, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court convicted VK Sasikala and ordered her to surrender to the law enforcement authorities immediately to serve the remainder of her four-year jail term.

The bench of Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Amitava Roy, however, concluded that the case against Jayalalithaa stood abated with her death.

The Karnataka Government had, earlier also, filed an appeal in the apex court, challenging the High Court`s order that acquitted Jayalalithaa in the case.

The government alleged she had an active role in six firms that helped her to accumulate huge assets.

(With ANI inputs)