A Delhi sessions court has set aside, as a non-speaking order, a magistrate’s order that had refused to direct an FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over an allegation that her name was included in the 1980 electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983. The court remanded the matter for a fresh, reasoned decision, while clarifying that a revisional court cannot itself order registration of an FIR. The allegations are untested.
New Delhi [India], January 17: The Rouse Avenue Court has issued a production warrant to bring accused Amit Katyal in connection with the Land for Job money laundering case. The court has scheduled the next hearing for January 31, 2025. Katyal is currently in judicial custody and lodged in Bhondsi Jail, Haryana, in another case filed by the Gurugram Police.
The Delhi court postponed its decision on the land-for-jobs scam involving Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav. The alleged exchange of railway jobs for land has legal and political implications for the accused. The delay in the ruling extends the legal process, with the decision now expected on September 7.
