Timeline for Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case

1996 - The DMK government registers a first information report (FIR) against Jayalalithaa for having disproportionate assets known to her source of income.

1997 - The court frames charges against four: Jayalalithaa, V.N. Sudhakaran, V.K. Sasikala and J. Illaarasi.

2002 - Jayalalithaa becomes chief minister again. Several witnesses turned hostile.

2003 - DMK leader K. Anbazhagan urges the Supreme Court to shift the case out of Chennai. The apex court orders shifting of the case to Bangalore where a special court was set up.

2010 - Trial in the disproportionate assets case begins in a serious manner.

2011 - AIADMK back in power and Jayalalithaa becomes chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Jayalalithaa appears before the trial court and answers over 1,300 questions.

2012 - Supreme Court clears the appointment of G. Bhavani Singh as the special public prosecutor.

John Michael Cunha appointed as the special court judge.

2014 - Conclusion of trial and judgment day was initially fixed for Sep 20. The date was postponed to Sep 27 at Jayalalithaa's request citing security reasons.

2014 - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa held guilty of amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of her income during 1991-96.