- By Raju Kumar
- Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Land-For-Jobs Scam: Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo, did not get relief from the Supreme Court in the CBI's land-for-jobs case. On Friday, the top court refused to stay trial court proceedings against Yadav. However, the Supreme Court granted an exemption from appearance to Yadav before trial court in the case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Delhi High Court to expedite the hearing on his plea for quashing of the CBI FIR.
Earlier in May, Yadav moved the Supreme Court against an order dismissing his plea seeking a stay on the trial court proceedings over the CBI's land-for-jobs case. On May 29, the Delhi High Court said there were no compelling reason to stay the proceedings.
The high court issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea for quashing of the CBI FIR and posted the hearing on August 12.
In his petition in the high court, Yadav sought the quashing of the FIR and three chargesheets filed in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the subsequent orders of cognisance.
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The case was registered on May 18, 2022, against Yadav and others, including his wife, two daughters, unidentified public officials and private persons. The former chief minister said the FIR was lodged in 2022 -- almost a 14-year delay -- despite the CBI's initial enquiries and investigations being closed after the filing of a closure report before the competent court.
What Is The Case?
According to the probe agency, when Yadav was the Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009 during the UPA regime, Group D appointments were made in the West Central Zone of the Indian Railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, allegedly in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates.
(With PTI inputs)