A special court on Thursday issued fresh summons asking a former top official of scam-hit Satyam, who is believed to be in the US, to appear before it failing which process will be initiated through the government to bring him back to face justice.
Judge T Rajani issued the summons to Ram Mynampati as he failed to appear before the court despite being asked thrice by it in connection with the case filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office.
Mynampati, who is said to be staying in the United States, left the country soon after the Andhra Pradesh CID started making arrests in connection with the multi-crore scam last year.
According to counsel for SFIO, C Raghu, failure on the part of Mynampati to appear before the court would lead to the process being initiated through the Indian Embassy in that country to bring him back to India.
B Ramalinga Raju, former Satyam chairman and prime accused in the case, could not appear before the court as he has been hospitalised where he is being treated for Hepatitis.
The judge said Raju's name will be separated from the case and he would be tried separately. However, the court is yet to issue orders in this regard.
Former Satyam director Vinod Dham, another accused in the case, appeared before the special court for economic offences on Thursday, which posted the hearing to March 5.
The SFIO has filed seven cases against 11 former directors and Satyam officials for alleged violation under different sections of the Companies Act 1956.
