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The government has decided to appeal against the High Court of Karnataka’s verdict acquitting J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case, which cleared the way for her comeback as Tamil Nadu chief minister last week.
Law minister TB Jayachandra said the state cabinet has decided — on the advice of the advocate general that it has a strong case — to appeal against the court’s verdict in the Supreme Court.
The Congress government in Karnataka, Ravivarma Kumar said, had 90 days to decide on an appeal, but had done so in about 20 days after the court’s verdict.
Jayalalithaa, 67, was sworn in as chief minister on May 23, eight months after a court in Bengaluru found her guilty of amassing wealth beyond her income during her first term in office two decades ago.
The AIADMK chief was arrested for three weeks before getting bail from the Supreme Court. She appealed against her conviction in the High Court of Karnataka and won the case.
The case against her was originally filed in 1996. In 2003, the trial was moved to Karnataka to ensure that the Tamil Nadu politics would not influence the court’s proceedings.
