Karnataka govt challenges CM Jayalalithaa’s acquittal

The Karnataka government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the acquittal of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case.

Describing the acquittal as gross miscarriage of justice, the appeal has also urged the bench to restore Jayalalithaa’s disqualification and restrain her from acting as the chief minister of the state.

The 67-year-old AIADMK chief had taken oath as chief minister for the fifth time in Chennai on May 24 after the single judge bench of Karnataka High Court quashed all charges against her, and set aside her conviction and a four-year jail term awarded by a trial court in September 2014.

The HC, holding the value of Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate assets at Rs 2.82 crore, instead of Rs 53.6 crore computed by the trial court, held the amount “not enough” to convict Jayalalithaa on corruption charges.

The appeal in SC has however dubbed the HC’s calculation as a mathematical error and said her assets were disproportionate by at least 76 per cent and not 8.12 per cent, as decided by the HC.

It said the HC order was a farce and patently illegal and the top court should overturn it in the interest of justice.

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Source:Indianexpress

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