Justice G Jayachandran granted such additional time after Principal Sessions Judge S Alli wrote to the High Court expressing her inability to complete the trial within three months, as mandated by the Court in its February 28 order.
Judge Alli wrote to the Madras High Court Registrar General earlier this week. She said that while Justice Anand Venkatesh had dismissed Senthil Balaji’s bail petition on February 28, and directed the trial court to complete the trial within the next three months, the sessions court received a copy of such order only on March 6. By then, Senthil Balaji had already begun filing multiple petitions seeking discharge and other relief. As a consequence, the trial in the case was adjourned multiple times.
Source: Barandbench
