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'''TANSI land acquisition case''' (or '''TANSI case''') was a sensational case against [[J. Jayalalithaa]] in Tamil Nadu, during 1991-96. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which J. Jayalalithaa and her close friend V. K. | '''TANSI land acquisition case''' (or '''TANSI case''') was a sensational case against [[J. Jayalalithaa]] in Tamil Nadu, during 1991-96. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which J. Jayalalithaa and her close friend V. K. Sasikala had holdings, purchased lands of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI), a state government agency, in 1992. The case was filed by [[Subramanian Swamy]] and chargesheet were filed during the following DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) government headed by [[M. Karunanidhi]] in 1996. Jayalalitha and her associate, Sasikala were convicted in the lower court, which sentenced her to two year rigorous imprisonment and fined {{INR}}50,000 on 9 October 2000. The case had political implications as Jayalalithaa was disqualified from contesting the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]. Though Jayalalithaa's nomination papers were rejected, she took oath as chief minister after the victory of [[AIADMK]] in the elections. The Supreme Court disqualified her in September 2001, resulting in her stepping down and elevation of [[O. Panneerselvam]] as the chief minister. The governor of Tamil Nadu, [[Fathima Beevi]], who administered oath to J. Jayalalithaa, was advised to step down by the union ministry, who also sent the report to the [[President of India]]. | ||
The Madras High Court acquitted her and other five accused in the case of all the charges on 4 December 2001. The Supreme Court upheld the order of Madras High Court on 24 November 2003 on grounds of lack of evidence. She came back to power winning the [[2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]] in March 2002. | The Madras High Court acquitted her and other five accused in the case of all the charges on 4 December 2001. The Supreme Court upheld the order of Madras High Court on 24 November 2003 on grounds of lack of evidence. She came back to power winning the [[2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]] in March 2002. | ||