Bengaluru, April 18 -- The High Court has extended the stay order, initially granted to the late former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, preventing the Tamil Nadu government from taking possession of her gold ornaments allegedly acquired illegally. These ornaments are currently under the supervision of a special court in Bengaluru.

A bench led by Justice P M Nawaz considered the petition filed by Jayalalithaa's daughter-in-law, J Deepa, and extended the stay order whiledeferringthe hearing. Deepa's lawyer informed the court that the Tamil Nadu government had transferred Rs 5 crore to the Karnataka government for expenses related to the Jayalalithaa case and urged the court to stay this transfer.

In response, the bench clarified...