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Order not subject to appeal, Sasikala can't be CM: Legal eagles
February 14, 2017
After the Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazagham (AIADMK) VK Sasikala in connection with the
disproportionate assets case, legal experts opined that the former now
cannot aspire to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Senior
advocate Ashwani Kumar said, "I don't think Sasikala can aspire to
become the chief minister after the conviction order pronounced by the
highest court of the country. This order is not subject to appeal as it
is the final order. Sasikala cannot be a sworn in as chief minister."
Kumar further said the impact of this verdict will be seen on the AIADMK politics.
"The
primary need is to make the government in Tamil Nadu. Majority floor
test is the only way to see who will be the chief minister," he added.
BV
Acharya, special public prosecutor in the case against Sasikala, has
expressed his happiness after the apex court upheld the trial court's
judgment convicting her in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case.
"I
can only say that justice has been done in this case and it shows that
in our country judiciary is independent and powerful. Therefore, even an
accused who is very powerful both in terms of money and power cannot
escape the clutches of law. Sasikala cannot hold an elective post for
next 10 years because four years in imprisonment and thereafter the
disqualification continues for another six years," he said.
Constitutional
expert P.P. Rao said, "Sasikala cannot contest for six years after her
four-year sentence. So for 10 years, her political career is
obliterated."
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