The Supreme Court will Monday pronounce its verdict on a plea by the CBI challenging the dropping of conspiracy charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad by the Jharkhand High Court in the fodder scam case. On April 20, the apex court had reserved its judgment and asked all parties to give submissions in a week. The high court had in 2014 dropped the conspiracy charge against Lalu in one of the fodder scam cases against which the CBI appealed before the apex court. The fodder scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around Rs 1,000 crore by the Bihar animal husbandry department from various districts when Lalu was the CM from 1990 to 1997. The apex court is also seized of a plea filed by Lalu challenging his jail sentence in connection with the mid-1990s scam.

Source: Indian Express May 07, 2017 22:16 UTC