I will engage private security if required, J. Deepa tells HC
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Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s niece J. Deepa on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that she was not considering searching for police security and would as a substitute want to engage the providers of a private security company, if required.
The submission was made earlier than a Division Bench of Justices Vineet Kothari and M.S. Ramesh through the listening to of a case through which she and her brother J. Deepak have been declared as authorized heirs of their aunt who had died intestate on December 5, 2016.
Justices N. Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose had declared the siblings to be the authorized heirs of all movable and immovable properties left behind by the previous Chief Minister and directed the police to offer security to them since they have been to inherit properties price a number of crores of rupees.
However, making it clear that the siblings must bear the price of security, the judges stated that anyone of their aunt’s properties could possibly be disposed of to pay the quantity. They additionally directed the High Court Registry to proceed to record the matter for reporting compliance of their orders.
On Thursday, Special Government Pleader T.M. Pappaiah knowledgeable the court docket that the police had sought ₹20.83 lakh for offering around the clock security to the siblings for six months. However, there was no response from them.
Advocate S. L. Sudarsanam, representing Mr. Deepak, stated his shopper would reply to the police individually and urged the court docket to shut the case.
An analogous request was made by Ms. Deepa’s counsel Sai Kumaran who stated she would engage a private security service, if vital. The judges closed the case after recording their submissions.
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