NEW DELHI, May 30 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Delhi high court on Thursday that it was not necessary to obtain prior sanction to probe the role of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land for job scam as it opposed the former Union minister's petition seeking quashing of first information report (FIR) filed against him. In his petition before the HC, Lalu asserted that the CBI commenced its inquiry against him in complete violation of section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which mandates police officers to seek prior approval before conducting an inquiry, investigation or trial into an alleged corruption offense by a public servant, if the offense relates to official recommendations or decisions. The CBI represented by Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) DP Singh told the court that Prasad had "misused" his position as railway minister, through his "cronies and the only sanction required was for prosecution in the corruption case, which the agency had taken. He further pointed out that the RJD chief had directly approached the high court when the argument on charge is yet to commence in the case before a trial court. A bench of justice Ravinder Dudeja heard the arguments and said it would pass orders. Singh submitted that there was no requirement to seek sanction before initiating preliminary inquiry against Prasad. Singh said, "He (Lalu) is not the person who acts but he is the person who dictates. The minister does not do any work relatable. He's misusing his position."...