Karnataka High Court today rejected a plea for bail by the imprisoned former chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Jayaram Jayalalitha. The court said it found no reason to suspend her conviction.
Jayalalitha, one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, was jailed last month for four years on corruption charges.
In a case that lasted 18 years, she was found guilty of amassing unaccounted-for wealth of more than $10m (œ6.1m).
Her AIADMK party named finance minister O Panneerselvam as her successor and he was sworn in as chief minister last week.
Rejecting Jayalalitha's plea for bail on Tuesday, Justice AV Chandrasekhar said "corruption violates human rights as it leads to economic disparity".
Jayalalitha held the "highest post" in the state and committed "a very serious crime" which "is not a small offence", the judge added.
Source - BBC News India