Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday quashed the FIR filed against state Governor Ram Naresh Yadav by Special Task Force (STF) in connection with MPPEB scam.

A division bench of MP high court comprising Chief Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Rohit Arya quashed the FIR citing immunity under provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, Yadav's counsel Mahendra Pateria told TOI.

The FIR against Yadav, which is possibly the first against any Governor of Madhya Pradesh, was filed in February this year by the STF, alleging his complicity in the forest guard recruitment exam conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB). Subsequently, Yadav had filed a petition in the HC for quashing the FIR against him filed by the STF probing the multi-layer MPPEB scam.

Yadav's counsels Ram Jethmalani, Trivedi and Pateria had contended in the court that criminal proceedings against the Governor were contrary to provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, which grant immunity to the President and Governors while in office.