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SC seeks details on appointment of CBI judge

     New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the Patna High Court to establish details regarding the appointment of special CBI Judge Munnilal Paswan who is handling the fodder scam cases. These details were asked to be furnished by December 6 and the Registrar General of the High Court was directed to be personally present in the court on that day. The orders were passed during the resumed hearing of an application filed by Rajya Sabha members Rajeev Ranjan Singh (Lalan) alleging the mala fide transfer of the earlier special judge who was trying the fodder scam cases. The Supreme Court will closely scrutinize the documents sent by the Patna High Court in relation to the promotion of designated CBI Judge Yogendra Prasad and the appointment of Munni Lal Paswan. District and Sessions Judge of Saharsa Muni Lal Paswan has been appointed special CBI judge for hearing the fodder scam and DA cases pending against RJD chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi Paswan replaced Yogendra Prasad, who was recently promoted as District and Sessions Judge of Munger. Laloo Yadav, who is accused in six cases of fodder scam, was sent to jail at least four times and was forced to resign from the Chief Minister's post seven years ago when the CBI filed a chargesheet in one case.