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Article: TN: SC refuses to direct Jaya to appear before trial court.
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- March 3, 2006
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TN: SC refuses to direct Jaya to appear before trial court
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) In a relief to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today refused to direct her to appear before a Chennai Court hearing a case of non-filing of Income Tax returns and asked the trial court to decide the issue of framing of charges after considering her plea for discharge within two months.
"We direct the trial court to consider the matter regarding framing of charges after hearing the petition for discharge of accused within a period of two months after receipt of this order," a Bench of Justice B N Agarwal and Justice A K Mathur said.
The ...