06-07-2005, 01:43 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Curious transfer may delay Lalu's nemesis
Pioneer News Service / Patna / New Delhi
<b>All hopes of an early verdict in the disproportionate asset case against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi, were dashed on Monday following the transfer of designated CBI judge (Patna) Yogendra Prasad to Munger as District Judge.</b>
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Following his transfer, Mr Prasad on Monday adjourned till June 21 the final hearing of the DA case. Yogendra Prasad is the fourth designated CBI judge dealing with the fodder scam and related cases to be transferred midway through the cases.
Special public prosecutor (CBI) LR Ansari said the trial in the case charging Mr Prasad with having accumulated wealth worth over Rs 46 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income when he was Bihar chief minister between 1990 and 1997, was "in its final stage".
Ms Rabri Devi is a co-accused in the case, an offshoot the Rs 950 crore fodder scam.
Incidentally, Supreme Court Justice SN Variava, had recently made the shocking revelation that he was contacted by "someone in the (Patna) High Court", who indirectly sought to know if "the (trial court) judge could be changed". Mr Variava had later clarified his statement.
Justice Variava was hearing a petition filed by BJP Member of Parliament Sushil Kumar Modi and JD(U) Member of Parliament Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' seeking cancellation of Mr Prasad's bail alleging that he had been interfering with the investigation and trial.
Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi had told the court that there was a move by the government to replace the special judge trying the DA and fodder scam cases.Opposing this, Solicitor General GE Vahanvati had said the government could not transfer a trial court judge as it was a matter exclusively in the jurisdiction of the High Court at Patna.
When Mr Rohtagi persisted with the apprehension, the SC bench said, "Bring it to our notice when such a transfer takes place. We will deal with it then."
<b>Reacting to Mr Yogendra Prasad's transfer, petitioner Rajiv Ranjan Singh told The Pioneer that his "apprehensions had come true". Mr Singh said the transfer would delay the trail by at least six months because arguments will have to take place again.</b>
"We had pleaded in the court for expeditious hearing of the DA case. We had also raised apprehension that the designated CBI judge could be shifted to delay the trial. I don't want to say anything more at this stage, but we will surely approach the Supreme Court on this issue," he said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
UPA transfered judge again. <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Pioneer News Service / Patna / New Delhi
<b>All hopes of an early verdict in the disproportionate asset case against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi, were dashed on Monday following the transfer of designated CBI judge (Patna) Yogendra Prasad to Munger as District Judge.</b>
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Following his transfer, Mr Prasad on Monday adjourned till June 21 the final hearing of the DA case. Yogendra Prasad is the fourth designated CBI judge dealing with the fodder scam and related cases to be transferred midway through the cases.
Special public prosecutor (CBI) LR Ansari said the trial in the case charging Mr Prasad with having accumulated wealth worth over Rs 46 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income when he was Bihar chief minister between 1990 and 1997, was "in its final stage".
Ms Rabri Devi is a co-accused in the case, an offshoot the Rs 950 crore fodder scam.
Incidentally, Supreme Court Justice SN Variava, had recently made the shocking revelation that he was contacted by "someone in the (Patna) High Court", who indirectly sought to know if "the (trial court) judge could be changed". Mr Variava had later clarified his statement.
Justice Variava was hearing a petition filed by BJP Member of Parliament Sushil Kumar Modi and JD(U) Member of Parliament Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' seeking cancellation of Mr Prasad's bail alleging that he had been interfering with the investigation and trial.
Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi had told the court that there was a move by the government to replace the special judge trying the DA and fodder scam cases.Opposing this, Solicitor General GE Vahanvati had said the government could not transfer a trial court judge as it was a matter exclusively in the jurisdiction of the High Court at Patna.
When Mr Rohtagi persisted with the apprehension, the SC bench said, "Bring it to our notice when such a transfer takes place. We will deal with it then."
<b>Reacting to Mr Yogendra Prasad's transfer, petitioner Rajiv Ranjan Singh told The Pioneer that his "apprehensions had come true". Mr Singh said the transfer would delay the trail by at least six months because arguments will have to take place again.</b>
"We had pleaded in the court for expeditious hearing of the DA case. We had also raised apprehension that the designated CBI judge could be shifted to delay the trial. I don't want to say anything more at this stage, but we will surely approach the Supreme Court on this issue," he said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
UPA transfered judge again. <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Santa SOnia mother of all corruption.