Karnataka to Send Over Rs 5 Crore Bill to Tamil Nadu for Jayalalithaa Case

BENGALURU, KARNATAKA:  The Karnataka government is sending over a bill of more than Rs. 5.11 crore to neighbour Tamil Nadu soon. This is just the expenses of their law department that has been spent on conducting the trial of Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, and three others in a corruption case over the last 12 years. Ms Jayalalithaa has filed her nomination for a by-election today after being acquitted in a disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka High Court. Karnataka law minister, T B Jayachandra told NDTV, "While transferring the case from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka, the Supreme Court has said Karnataka can claim the money from the Tamil Nadu government. Now I am collecting all the information, how much is being spent by the departments. The law department yesterday they have submitted. So far they have spent over Rs 5 crore. Like that other departments also are there." NDTV