Karnataka High Court will today pronounce the verdict on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's appeal against her conviction in the disproportionate assets (DA) case that will have a bearing on her political future.
It will be a high-stake test as the judicial outcome could swing the political fortunes either way for the ruling AIADMK supremo and alter the political course in Tamil Nadu which will go to assembly polls in about a year.
According to reports, Jayalalithaa need not be present in the court when the single judge bench of Justice C R Kumaraswamy delivers the judgement.
"We are expecting a good result. This is all false case which have been implicated on our leader Amma," said a AIADMK supporter
"She has done a lot of good things for people and this will surely benefit her," she added.
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Another AIADMK supporter Prasad said, "We are confident that Amma will become CM of Tamil Nadu shortly. We hope everything goes fine."
Meanwhile, tight security arrangements, including the invoking of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), have been made at the Karnataka High Court.
The imposition of Section 144 will prohibit any gathering in a radius of one kilometre around the High Court.
Additional Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar said that the orders will be effective from 6 am to 6 pm and only lawyers would be permitted inside the premises of the High Court.
Jayalalitha was last year sentenced to four years in jail in connection with the Rs. 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case. The court had also imposed a hefty fine of Rs. 100 crores on her.
