Lalu Yadav gets a big blow from the Supreme Court, did not get relief in 'Land for Job Case':

News Topical, Digital Desk : Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad has received a big setback from the Supreme Court in the 'land for job case'. The country's top court refused to stay the lower court proceedings against former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad in the CBI's land for job case. A bench of Judges MM Sundaresh and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Delhi High Court to expedite the hearing on his petition to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR. The court also exempted Lalu Yadav from appearing in the lower court in the case.

On May 29, the Delhi High Court had said that there was no solid reason to stay the proceedings. The High Court issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea to quash the agency's FIR and adjourned the hearing to August 12.

What is the Land for Job scam?

Let us tell you that this case is related to the appointments of Group 'D' in the West Central region of Indian Railways located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh when Lalu Prasad was the Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009. In this case, Lalu is accused of giving jobs to people in exchange of land while he was the Railway Minister in the UPA government from 2004 to 2009. Along with Lalu, his family has also been booked by the CBI in this case and it is alleged that Lalu had taken land in the name of his family members as bribe in exchange of jobs. Lalu is accused of recruiting many people for Group-D jobs in the railways without issuing any advertisement while he was the Railway Minister.