[work in progress]
This page is meant to give an overview of all the legal & related news from the beginning of the case.
Abbreviations used:
HC - Karnataka High Court; RC - Karnataka Ramanagar Court
TN HC - Tamil Nadu High Court;
27 Sep 2011 - [HC] Hearing for CRL.P 4279/2011 filed by Sri Nithya Dharmananda (K. Lenin) to quash the private complaint filed by (Nithyananda cult member) Mrs. Ranjitha in Ramanagar court.
19 Sep 2011 - [HC] Automatic expiry of interim stay granted on 4th Aug 2011. Note: This has been widely misreported in the media as "Extension of staywas refused by HC".
4 Aug 2011&oct 2012 - [HC] An interim stay granted by KA HC to stay all proceedings of the private complaint filed by (Nithyananda cult member) Mrs. Ranjitha in Ramanagar court, against whisle-blower Dharmananda and others.
22 Jul 2011 - [HC] CRL.P 4090/2011 filed by (accused 4) Dhanasekaran @ Nithya Sadananda and (accused 5) Smt Ragini @ Ma Nithya Sachitananda - seeking to remove A4 and A5 from the accused list in the Charge Sheet!
18 Jul 2011 - [HC] Bail cancellation petition filed by the CID is dismissed @ High Court
[HC] Bail relaxation granted to all accused until Dec 2011 @ High Court
13 Jul 2011 - [HC] WP 25900/2011 filed by Smt. Ragini Vallabhaneni - challenging the appointment of Mr. CH Jadhav as the Special Public Prosecutor.
13 Jul 2011 - Sri Nithya Atma Prabhananda files a complaint with Chennai Police Commissioner, against Lenin (Dharmananda), Nakkeeran Gopal & Kamraj, Sun TV Saxena and Ayyapan, Sreedhar and 2 key witnesses, alleging morphing and extortion.
12 Jul 2011 - Mrs. Ranjitha files a complaint with Chennai Police Commissioner, against Lenin (Dharmananda), Nakkeeran, Sun TV & Dinakaran, alleging morphing and extortion.
5 Jul 2011 - [HC] Accused no. 2 Mr. Gopal Reddy Sheelum (Nithya Bhaktananda) granted extension for stay in US till 31st Aug 2011 @ High Court
Jun 2011 - [RC] 2 more non-bailable arrest warrants issued against Mr. Gopal Sheelum @ Ramanagar court.
19 May 2011 - [RC] A non-bailable arrest warrant issued for Accused no. 2 Mr. Gopal Reddy Sheelum (Sri Nithya Bhaktananda), for contempt of court @ Ramanagar court
By not presenting himself in Ramanagar court on 12th May, he violated the terms of his travel permission!
11 May 2011 - [RC] Accused no. 2 Mr. Gopal Reddy Sheelum (Nithya Bhaktananda) petition to extend his stay in US - Rejected @ Ramanagar court
[RC] Accused no. 5 Mrs. Ragini Vallabaneni's (Ma Nithya Sachitananda) petition for travel permission to US - Rejected @ Ramanagar court
Apr 2011 - [HC] Accused no. 1 Nithyananda (Mr. Rajasekaran) gets Bail Relaxation for 3 months @ High court
14 Mar 2011 - [HC] Ms. A. Pushpa (Ma Nithya Supriyananda) filed a case against the Home Secretary of Karnataka, the Director General of Karnataka Police and Supdt. of Police - Adjourned to Jun @ High court
Jan 2011 - [HC] Accused no. 2 Mr. Gopal Reddy Sheelum (Sri Nithya Bhaktananda) petitions to be removed from accused list!! @ High Court
30 Dec 2010 - [RC] Mrs. Ranjitha files a (false) complaint against Lenin (Dharmananda), Sreedhar and a key witness, alleging attempted rape, morphing and extortion @ Ramanagar court
30 Dec 2010 - Ms. A Pushpa (Ma Nithya Supriyananda) files a (false) complaint with Bidadi Police for attempted rape & molestation by Lenin (Dharmananda)
- [HC] Mrs. Anjula Jackson's (Ma Nithya Viroopananda) case against Dharmananda: High Court quashes summons issued to Dharmananda (Lenin) in this case
HIGH COURT DISMISSED ACCUSED NO. 1 NITHYANANDA'S PETITION TO QUASH F.I.R & CHARGE SHEET
27 Nov 2010 - CID files a 430-page charge sheet in the Nithyananda case against the following:
A1. Nithyananda Swami (alias Mr. Rajasekharan),
A2. Mr. Gopal Reddy Sheelum (alias Sri Nithya Bhakt-ananda),
A3. Mr. Siva Vallabhaneni (alias Sri Nithya Sachit-ananda)
A4. Sri Nithya Sadhananda (alias Mr. Dhanasekaran)
A5. Mrs. Ragini Vallabhaneni (alias Ma Nithya Sachit-ananda)
