After the Supreme Court’s decision, the trial court executed the order and handed over Jayalalithaa’s assets, including gold ornaments and other valuable artifacts, to the Tamil Nadu government.
NEW DELHI: A day after the Supreme Court rejected the plea filed by the legal heirs of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for the release of her confiscated assets, a CBI court in Bengaluru transferred her properties to the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday.
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Last month, the trial court had directed that Jayalalithaa’s assets be given to the Tamil Nadu government. This decision came after the Karnataka High Court had already dismissed the plea from her legal heirs, who sought the release of her properties. Following this, the Supreme Court also dismissed their appeal on February 14.
After the Supreme Court’s decision, the trial court executed the order and handed over Jayalalithaa’s assets, including gold ornaments and other valuable artifacts, to the Tamil Nadu government.
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Jayalalithaa was convicted in a disproportionate assets (DA) case in 2014. However, she was later acquitted by the Karnataka High Court. While the State’s appeal against this acquittal was still pending before the Supreme Court, Jayalalithaa passed away in 2016.
Last month, the Karnataka High Court ruled that the Supreme Court, while declaring the case against Jayalalithaa as abated, had clearly stated that “the properties had been acquired by her and co-accused through illegal means.”
The High Court further emphasized that the Supreme Court had categorically stated that “an order of confiscation has to be adhered to by all concerned, including the legal representatives of a deceased.”
