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Lalu Yadav moves SC for stay of trial in land-for-jobs scam

By Jhanak Sharma      17 July, 2025 08:32 PM      0 Comments
Lalu Yadav moves SC for stay of trial in land for jobs scam

NEW DELHI: Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's dismissal of his petition for a stay on the trial court proceedings in a case related to land-for-jobs scam.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh is scheduled to hear Yadav's appeal on July 18, as per the Supreme Court's website.

On May 29, while dismissing Yadav's petition for stay of the trial in the land-for-jobs scam case, the Delhi HC said that there were no compelling reason to stay the proceedings.

Earlier, the HC had issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea for quashing of the CBI FIR and posted the hearing on August 12.

The CBI had registered the case on May 18, 2022, alleging that between 2004 and 2009, Yadav had allegedly exploited his ministerial position to secure land transfers for his family in exchange for Group "D" railway jobs.

It was alleged these appointments were made without any public job advertisements. Investigations revealed that senior officials in the West Central Railways (WCR) facilitated these appointments under Yadav’s direction.

The CBI claimed these appointments did not align with the Indian Railways' established standards and guidelines for recruitment.

The CBI also conducted searches across multiple locations, including Delhi and Bihar, to gather evidence.

On June 7, the CBI filed a detailed charge sheet against Yadav, his family members, and 77 other persons, including 38 job seekers.

The court had previously expressed concerns over delays in the investigation and mandated the CBI to present its final charge sheet promptly.

In October last year, the court had granted bail to Lalu and his sons in a related case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The former CM, seeking stay of the trial, said that the FIR was lodged in 2022, almost after a 14-year delay, despite the CBI's initial enquiries and investigations being closed after filing of closure report before the competent court.

Claiming innocence in the case, Yadav, in his appeal, said the initiation of the fresh investigation was nothing but an abuse of the process of law.

He claimed he was being made to suffer through an illegal, motivated probe, in violation of his right to a fair investigation.
 



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