Friday, November 18 2005 15:41 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Chennai: The Madras High Court today (Nov 18,2005) posted to November 28, the hearing in the bail application filed by Appu, one of the main accused in the Sankararaman murder case, in which Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi is the prime accused.

When the petition came up today, Justice Sardar Zackriya Hussain adjourned the hearing by 10 days after the Government advocate M S Kandasamy sought time to file the counter in response to the bail petition.

In his petition, Appu, who has been detained under the Goondas act, contended that he suffered from a heart ailment and required constant check-up. Being lodged in jail, it was not possible. He also sought bail taking into consideration of his aged mother.