[Land For Job Case] Court Direct Authorities To Decide Question Of Sanction Against Lalu Singh Yadav And Others

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Special CBI judge Vishal Gogne ordered the competent authority to determine the prosecution sanction for 32 public servants, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, and set the matter for further hearing on July 31. The conclusive charge sheet filed by the CBI is currently under consideration.

[Land for Job Case] Court Direct Authorities to Decide Question of Sanction Against Lalu and Others

New Delhi: Today (15th July): The Rouse Avenue court directed the competent authority to decide within two weeks on the sanction of prosecution against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and other public servants.

Special CBI judge Vishal Gogne ordered the competent authority to determine the prosecution sanction for 32 public servants, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, and set the matter for further hearing on July 31. The conclusive charge sheet filed by the CBI is currently under consideration.

Special Public Prosecutor for CBI, DP Singh, informed the court that the prosecution sanction for the accused public servants is still pending.

On June 7, the CBI filed a conclusive charge sheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav and 77 others in the land for job case, which also implicates 38 accused candidates.

Previously, on May 29, the court had instructed the CBI to submit its conclusive charge sheet in the case and expressed dissatisfaction over the delays.

The case involves Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav, as accused in the Land for Job Scam. On October 4, 2023, the court granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Rabri Devi, and others in relation to a new charge sheet in the alleged scam.

The CBI’s second charge sheet lists 17 accused, including the Union Minister of Railways, his wife, son, the GM of West Central Railways (WCR), two CPOs of WCR, private individuals, and companies, all linked to the land for job scam.

The charges have been formally brought against Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and others.