New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's plea for exemption from personal appearance before a trial court in Bangalore in a disproportionate assets case.
A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Misra refused to give her relief saying it will set a wrong precedent.
"It would tantamount to grant you privilege if we exempt you from appearance," the bench said, adding, "We cannot set a wrong precedence."
The bench, however, asked the Bangalore court to complete recording her statement in a day or two during her next appearances.
The bench also asked the court to postpone her next scheduled appearance before it on November 8 and fix a new date for it after AIDMK chief's counsel Mukul Rohatgi pleaded for its postponement.
Rohatgi said her personal appearance is not required and she can file her statement in writing, but the court refused to grant the relief.
The trial court has framed 1,339 questions in the case for Jayalalithaa. She had replied to 567 questions on her last appearances before the court on October 20 and 21.
Jayalalithaa had moved the apex court on November one challenging the trial court's order directing her to appear before it again on November 8.
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