Land for Job Scam: Rouse Avenue Court Defers Order on Summoning Lalu, Tejaswi Yadav

Rouse Avenue Court has delayed the decision on summoning former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejaswi Yadav, and others in the land-for-job money laundering case. The court directed the ED to submit the death certificate of co-accused Lallan Chaudhary. The next hearing is scheduled for September 7.

The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday deferred the order to summon former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar's former Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav, and others in the land-for-job money laundering case. Meanwhile, the court instructed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file the death certificate of co-accused Lallan Chaudhary, who has passed away.

Special judge Vishal Gogne postponed the order and rescheduled the matter for September 7. 'Since the matter is at the stage of considering the summoning of additional accused persons, the ED is directed to file the death certificate of accused No. 10 (Lallan Chaudhary) by the next date,' the court stated on Saturday.

The supplementary complaint pertains to proposed additional accused Nos. 8 to 16, whereas accused No. 17 (Kisun Deo Rai) and 18 (Lal Babu Rai) are reported dead, with their death certificates filed. However, accused No. 10 (Lallan Chaudhary) is also known to have expired, yet his death certificate is pending submission. Only a police report on Lallan Chaudhary's death has been filed, the court noted.

(With inputs from agencies.)