As first reported by ET on Monday, Lalu had moved the SC difficult a Could 29 order of the Delhi Excessive Court docket refusing to remain the trial court docket proceedings. Refusing to place brakes on the trial, a division bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh on Friday stated it might ask the Delhi HC to determine Lalu's plea that seeks quashing of the CBI case. The apex court docket requested the excessive court docket to determine Lalu's plea expeditiously. ET had reported earlier this week that Lalu had moved an utility within the trial court docket in search of to summon outdated data of the land-for-jobs case investigated by the CBI. The CBI has already concluded its arguments on framing of prices in opposition to Lalu, his kin and different co-accused. To date, over 36 accused of the entire 103 accused have accomplished their counter arguments opposing CBI's case.
ET had reported earlier this month that arguing in assist of its demand for framing of prices in opposition to Lalu, the company described him because the “kingpin” of the alleged scandal. The CBI has relied on statements of two approvers who've disclosed that they had been allegedly pressurised by Lalu to present jobs to pick out candidates whose names had been finalised by Lalu's workplace.
The company additionally relied on statements of a number of prosecution witnesses who of their particular person testimonies have instructed the company that the checklist of candidates chosen for jobs was handed over by the then non-public secretary of Lalu (the then Union railways minister) in the course of the convention of basic managers of railways division.
As regards Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharti and sons Tejashwi and Tej, CBI had argued that they had been “beneficiaries” of land parcels given by candidates in lieu of jobs given illegally to them within the railway division on the behest of Lalu and co-accused.
