Overview
- Principal District and Sessions Judge Dinesh Bhatt dismissed four transfer petitions covering the IRCTC hotel lease case, the CBI land‑for‑jobs case, and two ED prosecutions.
- With the transfer pleas rejected, proceedings against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and other accused will continue before Special Judge Vishal Gogne at Rouse Avenue Courts.
- The CBI opposed the transfer move as a mala fide attempt to scandalize the court and browbeat the judge, noting bias was alleged only after extensive hearings.
- In the land‑for‑jobs probe, the CBI has named 103 accused including members of the Yadav family, with proceedings against five having abated due to their deaths.
- The court reserved its order on framing charges in the land‑for‑jobs matter for January 9, 2026, as the CBI and ED also pursue related money‑laundering lines of inquiry and the Union Home Ministry’s prosecution sanction for Lalu Prasad stands in place.