A special CBI court on Monday granted interim bail to all five fresh accused in the Coal scam case till 4 May . The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 24 March had charged Jindal Steel's adviser Anand Goel and four others involved in the coal block allocation scam case. Apart from Goel, Gurgaon-based Green …
Continue reading "Coal scam case: CBI court grants interim bail to 5 accused"
April 10, 2017A Delhi court has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea seeking to recall a prosecution witness in the coal block allocation case against Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Limited. Special Judge Bharat Parashar on Tuesday allowed the plea of CBI seeking to recall then Under Secretary of Ministry of Coal V.S. Rana to make …
Continue reading "Coal Scam: Court allows CBI plea to recall witness"
February 8, 2017Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta was on Tuesday granted bail by a special court here in connection with a case related to alleged irregularities in allocation of a Chhattisgarh-based coal block to SKS Ispat and Power Ltd (SIPL). Besides Gupta, who is already facing prosecution in over seven cases related to the coal scam, the …
Continue reading "Coal scam: Court grants bail to ex-coal secretary, others"
February 7, 2017A special court on Monday ordered framing of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy charges against Adhunik Corporation Ltd and its two directors for alleged irregularities in allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha to the firm. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar ordered to put the firm and its two directors — Nirmal Kumar Agarwal and …
Continue reading "Coal scam: Court orders framing of charges against firm"
February 6, 2017The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe against former Central Bureau of Investigative (CBI) chief Ranjit Sinha who allegedly misused his powers to influence the coal block allocation scam case. A special bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur announced the verdict on the basis of a report by a special judicial panel led …
Continue reading "Coal Scam: SC orders probe against ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha"
January 23, 2017The CBI on Friday filed the final report in further probe directed by special court in the coal scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao and others. Special Judge Bharat Parashar, however, took strong objection to the IO not filing the report in a proper …
Continue reading "CBI files final report in coal scam case against Naveen Jindal"
January 13, 2017Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, an accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad for business purposes. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to visit Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and …
Continue reading "Coal scam: Court allows Naveen Jindal to travel abroad"
November 22, 2016Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, an accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad for business purposes. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to visit Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and …
Continue reading "Coal scam: Court allows Naveen Jindal to travel abroad"
November 22, 2016