New Delhi, July 18 -- The Supreme Court refused to stay the trial proceedings against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav before a special court in Delhi in a land-for-jobs case during his tenure as railways minister from 2004 to 2009.

The Delhi High Court on May 29, while dismissing Yadav's petition for a stay of the trial in the land-for-jobs scam case, said that there was no compelling reason to stay the proceedings.

While refusing to stay the trial court's proceedings, the High Court issued a notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea to quash the CBI FIR and posted the hearing for August 12.

During the hearing today, the apex court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's May 29 order that had declined to stay the pr...