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Delhi court to hear Ajay Chautala disproportionate property case

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ANI New Delhi[India]
Last Updated : Feb 08 2017 | 7:28 AM IST

Tees Hazari court in Delhi will today hear case on Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Chautala in connection with the disproportionate property case.

Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers' recruitment scam case, claimed he apprehends he would not get a fair trial if his case is continued to be tried in the court presided by a special CBI judge, raising questions about the conduct of the presiding officer.

O.P. Chautala was also sent to 10 years in jail in the JBT case. The Supreme Court had dismissed the appeals of Chautala and Ajay and had upheld their jail term.

CBI had chargesheeted Ajay in 2010 indicting him for possessing assets exceeding his legal income by 339.27 percent. His legal income between May 1993 and May 2006 was Rs 8.17 crore, but had acquired assets worth Rs 27.7 crore, it had alleged.

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First Published: Feb 08 2017 | 7:15 AM IST

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