Don’t allow Jaya death anniv on December 5: PIL
TNN | Nov 29, 2017, 06:41 IST
J Jayalalithaa CHENNAI: Calling into question the 'date of death' of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, a PIL filed in the Madras high court has said Tamil Nadu government must be restrained from officially observing December 5 as death anniversary of Jayalalithaa, since a judicial inquiry into the issue is yet to come out with
any finding.
In his PIL, advocate R Kumaravel of Villivakkam said the government itself had set terms of reference for Justice A Arumughaswamy commission of inquiry on September 27, 2017 and mandated it "to inquire into the circumstances and situation leading to the hospitalization of late chief minister on September 22, 2016 and subsequent treatment provided till her demise on December 5, 2016".
Pointing out that the commission started its inquiry by issuing notices to various people and examining the first witness on November 22, the PIL said since Jayalalithaa's date of death had been disputed, it could be verified with it material evidence in a scientific manner.
Since the government itself issued terms of reference to the commission, it should desist from observing December 5 as her death anniversary and wait for the commission to declare the date of her death.
Further, the government may also note that Jayalalithaa was not given acquittal nor declared not guilty by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case against her, the PIL said.
In this regard, Kumaravel said he had already raised the issue before the inquiry commission and submitted discrepancies in the thumb impression of Jayalalithaa, found affixed on the nomination papers of three AIADMK candidates who contested in Thanjavur, Aravakurichi and Thirupparankundram byelections last year.
TNN | Nov 29, 2017, 06:41 IST
J Jayalalithaa CHENNAI: Calling into question the 'date of death' of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, a PIL filed in the Madras high court has said Tamil Nadu government must be restrained from officially observing December 5 as death anniversary of Jayalalithaa, since a judicial inquiry into the issue is yet to come out with any finding.
In his PIL, advocate R Kumaravel of Villivakkam said the government itself had set terms of reference for Justice A Arumughaswamy commission of inquiry on September 27, 2017 and mandated it "to inquire into the circumstances and situation leading to the hospitalization of late chief minister on September 22, 2016 and subsequent treatment provided till her demise on December 5, 2016".
Pointing out that the commission started its inquiry by issuing notices to various people and examining the first witness on November 22, the PIL said since Jayalalithaa's date of death had been disputed, it could be verified with it material evidence in a scientific manner.
Since the government itself issued terms of reference to the commission, it should desist from observing December 5 as her death anniversary and wait for the commission to declare the date of her death.
Further, the government may also note that Jayalalithaa was not given acquittal nor declared not guilty by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case against her, the PIL said.
In this regard, Kumaravel said he had already raised the issue before the inquiry commission and submitted discrepancies in the thumb impression of Jayalalithaa, found affixed on the nomination papers of three AIADMK candidates who contested in Thanjavur, Aravakurichi and Thirupparankundram byelections last year.
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