The Supreme Court on Friday extended till June 16 its order staying the trial in a disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa by a Bangalore court.
“Interim order will continue till next date of hearing. list the matter for final hearing on June 16,” a bench comprising justice JS Kehar and C Nagappan said. The bench also asked the vigilance department of Tamil Nadu to file its response by next Friday.
The bench issued notice to Jayalalithaa on a separate petition by a DMK leader seeking impleadment as a party to the plea filed by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister before the apex court.
The counsel for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said that the claim petitions of five separate individuals, staking ownership right over certain property which have been listed as assets of Jayalalithaa, have been heard by the Bangalore trial court. Earlier, the apex court had stayed the proceeding against AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa for ten days in the Bangalore trial court.