Coal scam case: Court to hear arguments on charges on Jan 12
A Delhi court on Thursday fixed January 12 for hearing arguments on framing of charges in a coal blocks allocation scam case in which CBI had chargesheeted Congress MP Vijay Darda and others.
Dec 18, 2014, 15:08 PM IST
Coal scam: CBI cannot sit over the matter, says court
CBI on Monday faced the ire of a special court for failing to furnish the progress report in the further probe ordered by it in a coal blocks allocation case with the judge observing that the investigating agency cannot "sit over" the matter.
Dec 15, 2014, 15:43 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Bill on coal block allocations
The Bill provides for "allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure, together with mining leases, to successful bidders and allottees through a transparent bidding process.
Dec 12, 2014, 19:14 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes coal mines Bill
Lok Sabha on Friday passed Bill replacing an ordinance brought in the wake of Supreme Court order cancelling allocation of 204 coal blocks.
Dec 12, 2014, 16:15 PM IST
Coal scam: Court rejects plea seeking return of passport
A special court has dismissed the plea filed by businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, an accused in a coal blocks allocation case, for return of his passport which was seized by the CBI during the probe, observing that he had delayed seeking legal remedy.
Nov 28, 2014, 21:06 PM IST
Coal scam: CBI files case diary in sealed cover
Two days after the court had directed it to furnish the case diary of the matter, the CBI submitted two bundles of documents in a sealed cover before the court.
Nov 27, 2014, 11:17 AM IST
More than 74 blocks to be auctioned in 1st phase: Official
The government in a day or two will finalise the number of coal blocks to be auctioned or allotted over and above the 74 mines that will be put up for sale in the first lot of bidding on February 11, an official said Monday.
Nov 24, 2014, 22:32 PM IST
Govt asks 74 allottees to provide full info on coal mines by Nov 25
The government is now planning to allocate coal blocks through auction by February next.
Nov 16, 2014, 11:25 AM IST
Coal scam: SC refuses to bring Manmohan Singh, ex-coal ministers under scanner
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to bring former coal ministers including ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had held the portfolio during the previous UPA government, under scrutiny for criminal liabilities in the coal blocks allocation scam.
Oct 17, 2014, 21:34 PM IST
Coal scam: SC gags special court from making personal comments on IOs
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the special court dealing with coal blocks allocation cases not to make any personal remarks against the officers probing the scam and stick to the point of law.
Oct 17, 2014, 19:44 PM IST
Coal scam: CBI asked to probe role of Coal Ministry officials
CBI was Wednesday directed by a special court to further probe a coal scam case on various aspects, including the role of Ministry of Coal officers and members of 36th Screening Committee in allocating coal block to a West Bengal-based company.
Oct 15, 2014, 19:47 PM IST
Coal scam: Closure report approved by Ranjit Sinha lacks logic
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on Wednesday drew flak from a special court which said the closure report approved by him in a coal block allocation scam lacked any legally sustainable "reasons or logic".
Oct 15, 2014, 18:39 PM IST
Is screening committee's decision against public interest: Court to CBI
A special court today sought to know from the CBI whether there was "transparency" in the decision of the screening committee recommending allocation of coal blocks to JAS Infrastructure and Power Ltd against whom the agency has filed a closure report in a coal scam case.
Oct 09, 2014, 19:59 PM IST
Asked IOs to review final reports in coal cases: SPP to court
The court allowed the submissions of Cheema and fixed the case for October 16.
Oct 09, 2014, 16:14 PM IST
CoalMin seeks clarification from LawMin on blocks
The development follows Supreme Court quashing allocation of 214 coal blocks allotted to various companies since 1993.
Oct 02, 2014, 16:55 PM IST
Coal scam: CBI files closure report, clean chit to govt servants
CBI on Tuesday filed a revised closure report regarding the role of public servants in a coal blocks allocation scam case in which Navbharat Power Pvt Ltd and others were earlier chargesheeted as accused.
Sep 30, 2014, 19:36 PM IST
'SC verdict to have serious ramifications for energy sector'
The Supreme Court's verdict to cancel all but four coal mines allocated since 1993 will have a serious ramification for the energy and steel sectors hitting their bottomlines and fines imposed alone could amount up to Rs 7,300 crore, rating agencies said Friday.
Sep 26, 2014, 19:46 PM IST
Coal scam: Concerns of all stakeholders will be kept in mind, says Official
Concerns of all stakeholders will be kept in mind while deciding the future course of action on coal block allocation, a top Coal Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Sep 24, 2014, 20:06 PM IST
Coal scam: Screening Commission not aware about misrepresentation by firm, says CBI
The CBI on Wednesday told a special court that the 36th screening committee, which had recommended coal block allocation to Madhya Pradesh-based company, was not aware that the firm had allegedly misrepresented facts for acquiring the block.
Sep 24, 2014, 19:05 PM IST
Coal scam: Chronology of events
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 214 of 218 coal mine permits given to companies for their own use since 1993.
Sep 24, 2014, 18:52 PM IST
