Chennai/New Delhi:
She patiently appeared in a Bangalore court over two days last month, but Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has moved Supreme Court against an order of the trial court to appear again before it on November 8 in a disproportionate assets case.
Ms Jayalalithaa has pleaded that the trial court order violates the Supreme Court's order asking her to appear before it on October 20 and 21, which she had duly done. The trial court has summoned her to complete questioning. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has already answered almost 600 questions in court.
The CM has pleaded that the trial court should have finished questioning her over those two days. She has sought that she be allowed to answer the remaining questions in writing instead of having to appear in court.
Ms Jayalalithaa's petition also points out that she has Z plus security and that her court appearance in Bangalore last month caused a great deal of inconvenience to the people of the city - 1,500 police men were deployed for her security. The Karnataka government had fortified the court premises and sanitised the route from the airport at which she landed to the courthouse over the two days that she flew into Bangalore.
Ms Jayalalithaa was forced to appear before the trial court, for the first time ever, after the Supreme Court twice rejected her plea that she be exempted from personal appearance.
The Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case that the Bangalore court is trying dates back to 1996. She has been accused of accumulating wealth beyond her known sources of income during her tenure in 1991-96 as Chief Minister. Ms Jayalalithaa has denied all charges and said the case was filed for political vendetta. The case was shifted to Karnataka in 2003 to ensure a fair trial.
Ms Jayalalithaa has pleaded that the trial court order violates the Supreme Court's order asking her to appear before it on October 20 and 21, which she had duly done. The trial court has summoned her to complete questioning. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has already answered almost 600 questions in court.
The CM has pleaded that the trial court should have finished questioning her over those two days. She has sought that she be allowed to answer the remaining questions in writing instead of having to appear in court.
Ms Jayalalithaa's petition also points out that she has Z plus security and that her court appearance in Bangalore last month caused a great deal of inconvenience to the people of the city - 1,500 police men were deployed for her security. The Karnataka government had fortified the court premises and sanitised the route from the airport at which she landed to the courthouse over the two days that she flew into Bangalore.
Ms Jayalalithaa was forced to appear before the trial court, for the first time ever, after the Supreme Court twice rejected her plea that she be exempted from personal appearance.
The Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case that the Bangalore court is trying dates back to 1996. She has been accused of accumulating wealth beyond her known sources of income during her tenure in 1991-96 as Chief Minister. Ms Jayalalithaa has denied all charges and said the case was filed for political vendetta. The case was shifted to Karnataka in 2003 to ensure a fair trial.
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