The city police had tightened security in and around the High Court of Karnataka building on Tuesday in view of the hearing of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa’s appeal against her conviction in the corruption case.
The police refused entry to a large number of AIADMK supporters. They were stopped at the entrance of the court building. Only advocates in uniform, court staff, and mediapersons, excluding camera crew, were allowed to enter the court.
The court hall-11, where criminal matters, including Ms. Jayalalithaa’s plea, were posted for hearing, was jam-packed at 10 a.m. though the proceedings were to start at 10.30 a.m. When hearing of the cases commenced, the judge had to request the advocates to maintain silence as noise inside and outside caused disturbance for court proceedings.
Some of the advocates, whose cases were listed for hearing, could not enter the court hall and some of them had to shout from the doors of the hall, requesting the court to take up their matters after the hearing on Ms. Jayalalithaa’s plea.
