• Jayalalithaa can be elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party now and can be sworn in CM. she will have to enter the Assembly through an election within the next six months.
  • The attachment of the assets will be lifted. They will be returned to the ‘original owner’ as mentioned in the documents. The court might have to wait for 60 days to check if anyone has contested against the judgment.
  • Her sentence and her fine amount has been set aside. She does not need to pay the fine amount now.
  • As the prosecuting State, Karnataka has the right to appeal to the SC against the verdict. Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy can also file an appeal against the verdict as he is the prime appellant.
  • If an appeal is filed against this judgement in Supreme Court, the duration of the case will depend on the SC alone. In Jayalalithaa's case, they fixed a deadline for the High Court to finish the hearing.