SC axes Jayalalithaa plea in assets case

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa seeking that the trial in the disproportionate assets case must be put on hold until a Bangalore court decides the ownership of the immovable assets alleged to be hers.

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa seeking that the trial in the disproportionate assets case must be put on hold until a Bangalore court decides the ownership of the immovable assets alleged to be hers.

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"We find no merit, dismissed," said the apex court bench of Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, dealing a blow to the chief minister.

The trial in the disproportionate assets, valued at Rs.66 crore, case has been going on in the special court in Bangalore from 2010.