Hearing of accused in Satyam scam case adjourned to July 29

The special court dealing with multi-crore Satyam scam case today adjourned the examination and hearing of charges of Satyam accused to July 29.

Examination and hearing of charges against 10 Satyam accusecd including former chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju would commence on July 29.

Except Ramalinga Raju, who is in judicial remand and undergoing treatment for Hepatitis-C at Nizam Institute of Medical Science (NIMS), all the nine accused, who are on bail, were present in the court here today.

On discharge petitions filed by two accused Ch Srisailam and Suryanarayana Raju, brother of Ramalinga Raju, the XXI additional chief metropolitan magistrate (special court) observed that the petition was not maintainable and unwarranted at this stage.

Srisailam (accused no 9) again filed a review petition seeking court direction to discharge him from the case.

The magistrate said examination and hearing of charges would be taken up as per the law and posted the case to July 29.