Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Delhi HC to hear Lalu Prasad's plea on IRCTC scam charges
The Delhi High Court is going to listen to the pleas of Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family.
They are challenging a lower court's decision that said they should be charged in a case about a hotel scam.
The scam happened when Lalu Prasad was the Railway Minister.
The lower court said they might have done something wrong, but Lalu and his family say they didn't.
The High Court will decide if the charges are fair.
The case is about two hotels that were given to people without following the rules.
Lalu says the tenders were given fairly, but the CBI says otherwise.
Delhi High Court to hear pleas by Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav challenging the framing of charges in the IRCTC hotel scam case.
The case pertains to the period between 2004 and 2009 when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the Railway Minister.
The trial court ordered the framing of charges for offences related to corruption, criminal conspiracy, and cheating.
Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members have contended that the tenders were awarded fairly and transparently.
The High Court will hear the case on January 19, 2026, before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
- Who
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, CBI
- What
- Delhi High Court to hear pleas challenging framing of charges in IRCTC hotel scam case
- When
- January 19, 2026
- Where
- Delhi High Court
- Why
- To challenge the trial court's order framing charges for offences related to corruption, criminal conspiracy, and cheating
- Parties Involved
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, CBI
- Case Details
- IRCTC hotel scam case (2004-2009)
- Charges Filed
- Cheating, criminal conspiracy, corruption
- Court Hearing
- January 19, 2026
- Judge
- Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
- Trial Court Order
- October 13, 2025
- Alleged Scam Period
- 2004-2009
- IRCTC Hotels
- Two hotels allegedly leased without norms