: Jayalalithaa’s bungalow to be handed over to her niece and nephew, rules Madras High Court #IndiaNEWS The Madras High Court on Wednesday cancelled the former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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Jayalalithaa’s bungalow to be handed over to her niece and nephew, rules Madras High Court #IndiaNEWS
The Madras High Court on Wednesday cancelled the former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government’s acquisition of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa’s Veda Nilayam bungalow in Chennai’s Poes Garden area, reported The News Minute.The High Court has transferred the ownership of the residence to Jayalalithaa’s niece J Deepa and nephew J Deepak.The AIADMK government had last year acquired the property and planned to convert it into a memorial and open it to the public. In its order, the High Court directed the government to hand over the keys of the mansion to Deepa and Deepak within three weeks. It said that the Income Tax Department can start proceedings to collect pending tax on the property.Judge Seshasayee also questioned the former government’s contention that the acquisition of property was in “public interest�, reported Deccan Herald. He questioned the need for a second memorial pointing to one built in Marina Beach that costs over Rs 80 crore.While Jayalalithaa had not left a will, the Madras High Court had declared Deepa and Deepak her legal heirs in May last year. It had said that as legal heirs, Deepa and Deepak were entitled to inherit all the properties left behind by Jayalalithaa and had asked the state government to reconsider its decision to convert her...Read more

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