New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on a petition filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, challenging the trial court's decision to frame charges against her in the alleged IRCTC scam case.

The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma has sought a detailed response from the CBI after taking cognisance of Rabri Devi's criminal revision plea, in which she has questioned the legality and correctness of the order passed by the special CBI court framing charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy, along with offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

In her petition, Rabri Devi has contended that the trial court erred in framing charges on the basis of assumptions and...