SC breather for Maya in DA case

26 Jul 2008, 0511 hrs IST, Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN NEW DELHI: Excessive work-load on the Chief Justice's bench has given UP chief minister Mayawati an unexpected breather in the disproportionate assets case, in which the CBI had expressed its keenness to chargesheet her. Mayawati who has emerged as the unanimous leader of the third front had a pleasant surprise in store on Friday when the DA case, which was scheduled to be heard on July 28 by a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, was suddenly dropped from the list and is now posted for hearing on November 3. The CBI, whose affidavit against the Uttar Pradesh chief minister is seen by many as influenced by the rapprochement between her rival, Samajwadi Party and Congress, was expected to seek SC's nod on July 28 to file the chargesheet against her. Detailing the... [read full story]