Seer case in Pondicherry court

Apex court shifted Sankararaman case, involving Kanchi Seer, to Pondicherry.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the trial of Sankararaman murder case, in which Kanchi Sankarcharya Jayendra Saraswathi is an accused, to a court in Pondicherry.

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The case pending before Principal Sessions Judge, Chengalpet, was transferred to Principal Sessions Judge, Pondicherry.

The verdict was pronounced by a bench comprising Chief Justice RC Lahoti and Justice GP Mathur on a petition filed by the Kanchi seer alleging that the surcharged atmosphere in Tamil Nadu was not conducive to a free and fair trial in the state.