Land For Job Case: Big Relief For Lalu Yadav And Family As Delhi Court Postpones Order To Frame Charges

Land For Job Case: The family of former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav received relief on Thursday in the land-for-job scam. Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court deferred the framing of charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav and other accused in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case.

The court has asked the CBI to verify the status of the accused, as some of them died during the investigation. The court has asked the CBI to file a status report and has scheduled the next hearing for December 8. It is worth noting that the CBI had chargesheeted 103 people as accused. However, four people died during the investigation.

Land for job CBI case | The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi deferred the order on framing of charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav and other accused persons.

The court has asked the CBI to verify the status of…

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Land For Job Case

The case involves alleged irregularities in the allotment of state government land in exchange for the jobs in the Railways. The central agency has asserted that the government lands were used by the Lalu family for personal gains, adding that the land should have been utilised for the public good.

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Earlier on September 11, the court had reserved its order on the charge in land for the job. Maninder Singh, Lalu Yadav's senior counsel, argued that the whole case was politically motivated to defame the RJD leader. He further stated that there were no evidences to suggest that the candidates were given the jobs in exchange of land.

On October 7, the Delhi court had granted bail to Lalu Yadav and his sons on a bond of Rs 1 lakh each in connection with the land-for-job scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted bail to the three and noted that they were not arrested during investigation of the case. The court further directed all three accused to surrender their passports. Lalu Yadav's daughter and party MP Misa Bharti was also present with them in the court.