Laloo invites SC ire by not filing reply to CBI petition

The Court took exception to the affidavit filed by RJD MP Ram Deo Bhandari despite Laloo Prasad Yadav being directed to file his response to the CBI petition which extracted several statements against the agency allegedly made by the former chief minister.

After Yadav, through counsel Kapil Sibal, tendered his apology to the Court, the Bench comprising Justice Thomas, Justice S S M Quadri and Justice U C Banerjee granted another opportunity to him to file his response.

The Court also extended the period of bail to him and over 100 other accused in the fodder scam by three months.

The Bench, while hearing a writ petition, filed by Yadav seeking anticipatory bail in other fodder scam cases in which chargesheets have been filed, issued notice to the CBI asking it to file reply before first week of September.