India, Jan. 19 -- The Delhi high court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad seeking quashing of a case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

Yadav had challenged the proceedings on the ground that there was no sanction to initiate a preliminary inquiry, a plea opposed by the agency.

Earlier, CBI's lawyer additional solicitor general SV Raju opposed Yadav's petition before a bench of justice Ravinder Dudeja, arguing that it was not important for the agency to seek prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act since the actions in question were not performed by Yadav in discharge of official duties.

The said ...