A particular courtroom in Bengaluru has ordered the switch of valuables confiscated from former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate property case to the Tamil Nadu authorities. The handover is scheduled for February 14 and 15.
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister (late) J Jayalalithaa. (File Photograph)
In line with The Hindu report, Decide HA Mohan of the Particular Courtroom for CBI and Enforcement Directorate instances has directed Tamil Nadu authorities officers to be current in courtroom on these dates to take custody of the objects.
The choice comes after a chronic authorized dispute over possession of the property, which had been seized in the course of the investigation into the case.
The confiscated property have been on the middle of a authorized dispute for a number of years. In July 2023, the particular courtroom dismissed claims made by Jayalalithaa’s niece and nephew, J Deepa and J Deepak, who sought possession of the property as her authorized heirs.
The courtroom dominated that the property, seized as a part of the corruption case, rightfully belonged to the Tamil Nadu authorities, the report added.
On January 13, 2025, the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom dismissed their petitions, upholding the particular courtroom’s choice, the report additional added. The courtroom dominated that the confiscated valuables, which had been a part of the case wherein Jayalalithaa was convicted posthumously, must be handed over to the Tamil Nadu authorities. With this ruling, all authorized obstacles to the switch have been eliminated.
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Background of the case
The disproportionate property case towards Jayalalithaa and her shut aide VK Sasikala dates again to the Nineteen Nineties. The investigation revealed property far exceeding their recognized sources of revenue, resulting in authorized proceedings that lasted over twenty years. In 2017, the Supreme Courtroom upheld the conviction of Sasikala and others, whereas Jayalalithaa was deemed responsible posthumously.
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