New Delhi, March 12 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on a petition by Rashtra Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav challenging a trial court's order framing corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against him and family members in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

A bench of Justice Manoj Jain sought the CBI's response to Yadav's petition against the trial court orders of January 9 and February 16, fixing March 17 as the next hearing date.

On January 9, special judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue court framed charges against former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap Yadav, and daughter Misa Bharti in the scam. The judge noted that Yadav had used the ...