New Delhi, April 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted RJD chief Lalu Prasad exemption from appearing before the trial court during proceedings in the land-for-jobs case.
The top court was hearing Yadav's plea challenging the CBI case, including the initiation of a fresh inquiry and investigation, allegedly without mandatory prior sanction from the competent authority.
On March 24, the Delhi High Court had refused to quash the CBI FIR in the land-for-jobs case, rejecting Yadav's contention that the proceedings were legally unsustainable in the absence of prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The land-for-jobs case pertains to alleged Group D appointments made in the West Central Zone of the Indian Rail...