Yesterday, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav approaches Delhi High Court to challenge the summons issued by the CBI asking him to appear for questioning in the alleged land-for-jobs scam in Court. 

In his petition, he argued that he was a resident of Patna but he was being asked to appear for questioning in Delhi, which is in violation of Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Further, he said, a notice can only be issued to a person who is situated within the local jurisdiction of a police station or the adjoining police station. Tejashwi Yadav also requested time from the CBI to appear before it after the end of the current Bihar Assembly session. As the newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister, it is his responsibility to attend the session, he said.

The CBI has, now, issued three notices to Mr Yadav. The Bihar Deputy Chief Minister has sought the quashing of the summons.

Mr Yadav also requested "the presence of his advocate(s) at a visible but not audible distance, as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court of India" during his interrogation. Mr Yadav and some of his family members, including parents Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, are being investigated in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

Tejashwi Yadav assured his full cooperation and assistance in the ongoing investigation.

Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi - both former Bihar Chief Ministers - and their daughter Misa Bharti were granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the case.