New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday deferred the hearing on the framing of charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and other accused in the alleged land-for-job corruption case.

Granting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) additional time to file a verification report, Special Judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts (Prevention of Corruption Act) adjourned the proceedings to December 15.

The court is examining whether charges are to be framed under IPC Sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, and 471, along with provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after the probe agency named several accused in its charge sheet.

According to the CBI, “large-scale corruption” occurred between 2004 and 2009 when Lalu Prasad was the Uni

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