The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that J Jayalalithaa’s acquittal in a disproportionate assets case was “perverse”. It added that the Karnataka High Court dealt with the case in a “casual manner”, NDTV reported. The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal filed by the state in the case.

The Karnataka High Court court had reversed a Bangalore trial court verdict that convicted the Tamil Nadu chief minister and three others of amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 66 crore. It had said “the disproportionate asset is less than 10% and it is within permissible limit.” The bench had concluded that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief’s disproportionate assets were worth only around Rs 2 crore. Karnataka in January filed a report highlighting the court’s errors and said Jayalalithaa’s acquittal could be set aside by correcting a “totalling mistake”.

The hearing will continue on June 7.