The Supreme Court further asked Jayalalithaa to instruct AIADMK party workers to abstain from causing law and order problems in Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa in the Disproportionate Assets (DA) case.
Jayalalithaa, who was denied bail by the Karnataka High Court following her conviction and a four-year sentence in the graft case, had moved the Supreme Court for bail on October 9. She had also claimed that she was suffering from several health issues.
The Supreme Court granted Jayalalithaa bail after taking an assurance that she would not take further adjournments in the Karnataka High Court. It also directed her to file a paperbook of her appeal within two months.
The bench also said that it would ask the high court to dispose of her appeal within three months.
In an hour-long hearing, initially the bench expressed reservation on granting bail to her, saying she had delayed the trial proceedings for years and if she is allowed to come out on bail then appeal would be decided in two decades.
Senior advocate Fali S Nariman,appearing for Jayalalithaa, assured the court that the matter would not be delayed, saying that he was willing to give the statement on affidavit that no adjournment would be taken by her in the high court.
"I undertake that no delay would be caused while appeal is heard by high court. It is not a game. It may have been a game before. You can record my statement," Nariman told the bench.
The Supreme Court further asked Jayalalithaa to instruct AIADMK party workers to abstain from causing law and order problems in Tamil Nadu. It warned that action would be taken if AIADMK workers behaved in an unlawful manner under Jayalalithaa's instructions.
The apex court also granted bail to Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala and her relatives VN Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi.
(With inputs from PTI)
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