"The present belated objection taken about three years after the event (appointment) has been filed only to protract the present proceedings", Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) B V Acharya contended before Special Judge B M Mallikarjunaiah whose appointment has been challenged.
On June 25, Jayalalithaa and three other accused, including her close aide Sasikala Natarajan, had filed the petitions claiming there was no notification, as required under section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act on the appointment of Mallikarjunaiah.
When the matter came up before Judge Mallakarjunaiah, the SPP submitted the present special court has been constituted as per the Supreme Court directions for the trial of this case only and the notification issued by the state government on the appointment of the judge was on record.
Acharya said the government in exercise of its power under section 9(1) of CrPC and also under section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act has established the court. MORE