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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Massive illegalities in coal block allocation, says CBI status report -Utkarsh Anand

Massive illegalities in coal block allocation, says CBI status report -Utkarsh Anand

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published Published on May 1, 2013   modified Modified on May 1, 2013
-The Indian Express


The CBI, in its probe report before the Supreme Court, has indicted the Centre over "massive irregularities and illegalities" in coal block allocation and alleged lack of cooperation by the Coal Ministry.

In its latest status report on the probe, the CBI informed a Bench led by Justice R M Lodha that there were various "serious" breaches in the manner the screening committee examined the applications for allocation of coal blocks and decided such allotments.

This was the CBI's second status report into the matter filed as per the court orders. The first report, dated March 8, is under judicial scanner for its vetting by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and others. The Bench on Tuesday sought to know the kind of changes made in it after the interference.

The latest report, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha has said in his affidavit, has not been shared with anybody.

"Even in their second report the CBI is pointing to massive irregularities and illegalities in coal block allocation and they are very clear in their perception of the entire issue," said the Bench while seeking to know who represented the Coal Ministry.

As Attorney General G E Vahanvati stood for the ministry, the court pointed out that the CBI has complained against non-cooperation by the ministry in its probe.

Citing the status report, the court noted that the CBI had repeatedly written to the ministry, seeking details of mechanism of coal block allocations, scrutinising the eligibility criteria of the applicants and the officers involved in examining such applications. "CBI says that after repeated reminders, a reply has been received from the Coal Ministry but that is not in conformity with the requisition of the CBI and the crucial information about examining the claims of an applicant company remains unanswered," said the Bench.

Disapproving of the ministry's actions, the court said it was "very serious" and that the ministry cannot play "hide and seek" with the CBI.

"On one hand, your joint secretary wants to see the draft report to be submitted in the court and on the other the Coal Ministry does not even supply the documents requisitioned by the CBI," remarked the Bench.

It added that the CBI had indicated a lot of things that are not in conformity with the parameters of law.

The AG said he was prepared to defend the coal blocks allocation and that states' recommendations were taken into account by the screening committee in taking the final decisions.


The Indian Express, 1 May, 2013, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/massive-illegalities-in-coal-block-allocation-says-cbi-status-report/1109979/


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