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TN cannot appoint SPP: Karnataka HC

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday declared that the Tamil Nadu government has no jurisdiction to appoint a public prosecutor to represent the prosecution in the appeals filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa and three others questioning their conviction in the disproportionate assets case. The apex court had specifically directed the Karnataka government to appoint a public prosecutor to conduct the case, the Bench noted. SPP to stay Meanwhile, the Bench said that it can’t direct the Karnataka government to appoint another special public prosecutor when the order of appointing G. Bhavani Singh as SPP still exists. Mr. Singh’s term as SPP does not end automatically with the conclusion of the trial of the DA case, the Bench said while pointing out that there was no need for the Karnataka government to issue another notification appointing him as SPP.

The Hindu

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