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Delhi HC Dismisses Lalu Yadav's Plea to Quash CBI FIR in Land-for-Jobs Case
The court rejected claims of procedural flaws and found insufficient merit in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s petition, allowing the corruption probe into land-for-jobs allegations to proceed.
- On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition by Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash the First Information Report in the land-for-jobs corruption case against him.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation alleges that during his tenure as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009, Yadav acquired land at reduced prices in exchange for appointments to Group D positions within the Indian Railways.
- Investigators claim transfers to the family of Yadav, including his wife Rabri Devi and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema, involved over one lakh square feet of land valued at Rs 4.39 crore, purchased for only Rs 26 lakh.
- Yadav had argued the probe lacked mandatory sanction under the 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act, calling it an "illegal, motivated investigation," but Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected this, ruling the petition was "devoid of substance."
- With the high court's ruling, Yadav has received no relief, and the investigation into charges filed between 2022 and 2024 will continue as the former Railway Minister remains out on bail.
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Delhi court rejects Lalu Yadav's plea to quash CBI FIR in land-for-jobs scam case
The Delhi High Court has rejected former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's plea to quash the CBI FIR in the Land for Jobs scam case. The High Court ruled that the petition was devoid of merit since the CBI had acquired the requisite sanction.
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The Economic TimesDelhi High Court rejects Lalu Prasad Yadav’s plea to quash CBI FIR in land-for-jobs case
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. He sought to quash a CBI FIR concerning the land-for-jobs case. The court found the petition lacked merit. The case involves alleged irregular appointments in exchange for land.
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