October 16, 2014 11:42 am | Updated November 16, 2021 07:15 pm IST - Chennai
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, in jail following her conviction in the wealth case, faces fresh trouble, with the IT department informing the Magistrate Court for Economic Offences on Thursday that trial in the IT cases against her should continue. File Photo: R. Ashok
The Income Tax department on Thursday reiterated that the Magistrate Court should go ahead with the trial in four income tax cases against former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her close aide Sasikala.
When the cases came up before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences 1, R. Dakshinamoorthy, the senior public prosecutor for IT cases said as per the Supreme Court mandate, the trial should continue.
The Magistrate passed over the matter for orders.
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