Coal scam case News

An eight-member CBI team, which had a woman officer, reached Banerjee's residence in Kolkata The CBI had interrogated Rujira in February last year ahead of the assembly elections in the state The CBI had last year also interrogated her sister Menoka Gambhir, her husband and father-in-law in connection with their probe.

Dilip Ray was a former Minister of State for the Ministry of Coal during the then NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee The case pertains to the allocation of the Brahmadiha coal block in Giridih of Jharkhand to CTL in 1999 The court also convicted two then senior officials of the Ministry of Coal -- Pradip Kumar Banerjee and Nitya Nand Gautam, Castron Technologies Ltd (CTL), its director Mahendra Kumar Agarwalla and CML

The court had earlier summoned Daga and the firm as accused for misrepresenting facts to get the Majra coal block allocated to it.

Koda was sentenced to three years in jail and a fine of Rs 25 lakh was imposed on him.

Former coal secretary HC Gupta, former Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu were also found guilty by the court.

A special court will pronounce on December 13 its verdict in a coal scam case against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and others.

Industrialist Naveen Jindal and others were on Monday granted bail by a special court in a case related to the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh.

The apex court said that despite its "request" from time- to-time to expedite the probe, the CBI has not yet completed investigation in the coal scam cases.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that challenge to any order passed by the special court during pendency of trial in coal scam cases will be entertained only by it.

Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and two serving senior officials were Monday awarded two-year jail term by a Delhi court for irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh to a private firm.

The special court in Delhi also convicted then joint secretary K S Kropha, then director K C Samaria in the coal ministry and others in the coal scam case.

A Delhi court on Thursday extended till May 25 interim bail of five accused in coal scam case against industrialist Naveen Jindal, others.

The CBI today 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.

A court here on Thursday framed charges against former Congress MP Vijay New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Paving the way for trial, a court here on Thursday framed charges against former Congress MP Vijay Darda, and six others accused in a coal block allocation case.

A special court on Wednesday awarded varying jail terms of up to three years to three officials of Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL) who were convicted in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in allocation of Kesla North coal block in Chhattisgarh to the firm.

A Special Court on Wednesday awarded 3 years jail term to MD and CEO of Rathi Steel and Power Ltd and 2 years jail to two other officials in a coal scam case.

Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL) and three of its officials were held guilty by the special court which held that they had "deceived" the government by making false representation even before the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

A special court on Tuesday convicted Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL) and its three officials in a case pertaining to irregularities in allocation of Kesla North coal block in Chhattisgarh to the firm.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of the Kesla North coal block in Chhattisgarh to RSPL.

Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of CBI on the appeals filed by Directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), R S Rungta and R C Rungta, challenging their conviction and the four-year sentence awarded to them in a coal scam case.