Jayalalithaa and two other co-accused in the case relating to having assets disproportionate to known sources of income had moved the apex court contending that when the trial in the 18-year-old case was nearing conclusion, the Congress government in Karnataka, at the behest of her political rivals in Tamil Nadu politics, withdrew Bhavani Singh from the case when he was in the third day of his final arguments.
DMK general secretary K.Anbazhagan had moved the Karnataka High Court seeking the removal of Bhavani Singh.
At that point of time, Singh was removed by the state government.
Though Bhavani Singh was brought back after Jayalalithaa moved the apex court challenging his abrupt removal, he was again withdrawn from the case after consultation with the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court as was provided in the earlier order of the top court.
The case against Jayalalithaa relates to the period from 1991 to 1996 when she was Tamil Nadu chief minister.
The trial in the case was shifted outside Chennai by the apex court in 2003 to ensure a free and fair trial.
Updated on: September 30, 2013 23:46 IST
