Sasikala files review plea in SC

AIADMK leader V K Sasikala has moved the Supreme Court, seeking reconsideration of her conviction and four-year jail term in the case relating to possession of disproportionate assets by former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa.

She, along with two of her relatives V N Sudhakaran and Elavarasi, co- convicts in the case, filed the review petition against the February 14, 2017 judgement.

The proceedings against the main accused Jayalalithaa was abated due to her demise in December last year.

Notably, Justice P C Ghose, who authored the judgement, is set to retire in the last week of this month. Justice Ghose presided over the bench that also comprised Justice Amitava Roy.

The Supreme Court is to go for summer break from next week. It is unlikely that the review petition would be considered by the bench that passed the judgement. According to Supreme Court Rules, review petition is considered by the same bench inside the chamber through circulation.

Sasikala is serving remainder of the four years jail term awarded by the court.

Karnataka government had also filed review petition in the matter to recover RS 100 crore fine imposed on Jayalalithaa but it was dismissed by the apex court.