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The case in Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' and Anr -Vs- Union of India & Ors; reported in (2006) 6 SCC 613 relates to Public Interest Litigation filed by the two members of parliament alleging the large scale of defalcation of public funds and falsification of an account involving 100 crores of rupees in the department of animal husbandry in the state of Bihar. The allegation therein relates to fodder scam against two former Chief Ministers in the State of Bihar and a writ petition before the Supreme Court was disposed of directing the investigation to be monitored by the Division Bench of the Patna High Court and the CBI officers who were entrusted with the investigation directed to inform the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court from time to time of the progress made in the investigation and an allegation in the writ petition was made on the attempt being made to delay and interfere with the judicial process because of the change of government in centre. Further allegation was made that the public prosecutors who were handling the cases were removed to protect the interest of those Former Chief Ministers of Bihar. The reliefs claimed in the said writ petition where the monitoring the conduct of trial relating to the fodder scam cases, the same public prosecutors should be appointed who was subsequently removed at least one inspector should be appointed for each fodder scam case and the cancellation of bail granted to those Former Chief Ministers.