Special Court gives clean chit to accused of 'Lauda scam' The Special Court, on Monday, gave clean chit to the accused of the Lauda air scandal, which had rocked the country half a decade ago. The court has let off then Tourism Minister Tarini Dutta Chataut, then RNAC executive chairman Hari Bhakta Shrestha, and ten others. The bench of the Special Court comprising its chairman Bhupdhoj Adhikari, and members Cholendra SJB Rana and Komal Nath Sharma gave them the clean chit quashing the case filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). The CIAA had filed case of corruption against the accused in airlines leasing deal. The case was filed five years ago. nepalnews.com sd Aug 13 07