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Coal scam: H C Gupta, one firm put on trial

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Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm were on Friday put on trial by a special court here for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar framed charges against […]

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Coal scam: Ex-Union minister Dilip Ray granted bail

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Former Union Minister of State for Coal Dilip Ray, the first minister of the erstwhile NDA government who was summoned as an accused in a coal scam case, was granted bail by a special court at New Delhi. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted bail to Ray, who was a minister in 1999 in the […]

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Coal scam: Court to hear Hindalco’s case on May 23

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A special court today fixed May 23 for hearing a coal scam case in which the Supreme Court has stayed summons against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar deferred the matter as operation of its order summoning Singh, Birla and others as accused in the […]

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Court orders framing of charges against ex-Coal Secy

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A special court today ordered framing of charges against former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar put Gupta and Pushp Steels […]

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Coal scam: Six accused granted bail

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A special court today granted bail to three directors of Ranchi-based company, M/s Domco Pvt Ltd, and three others in a coal scam case in which they are accused of misrepresenting facts to acquire a coal block in Jharkhand. The court allowed the bail applications of the firm’s three directors, Binay Prakash, Vasant Diwakar Manjrekar […]

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Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Feb 19

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A special court today decided to pronounce its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation scam case, in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and two others are accused, on February 19. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Brahmapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to accused firm Pushp […]

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Coal scam: Court directs GIL, dir to appear on Feb 12

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A Special court today directed Gondwana Ispat Ltd (GIL) and its director Ashok Daga, who were summoned as accused in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Maharashtra’s Majra coal block to the firm, to appear before it on February 12. Daga and the firm’s representative were scheduled to appear before […]

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Coal scam: Arguments in JIPL’s case from Feb 11

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Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar will hear final arguments from February 11 in the coal block allocation scam case, in which Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta are facing trial. The Judge heard the matter today. In this matter, the court had dismissed the plea […]

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Coal scam: Ex-MoS Dilip Ray, 5 others summoned

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Dilip Ray, who was Union Minister of State for Coal during the erstwhile NDA government in 1999, has been summoned as an accused along with five others in connection with a coal block allocation case by a Special Court here. Ray is the first minister of the NDA government who has been summoned as an […]

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Coal scam: Accused seeks joint trial of three cases

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A businessman, facing prosecution in three separate coal block allocation scam cases, has approached a special court seeking joint trial in all of them saying the FIRs were “closely knitted” and the alleged offences pertained to same transaction. Businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal is accused in three cases pertaining to the alleged irregularities in allocation ofcoal […]

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Coal scam: Court grants bail to Directors of Adhunik Corp Ltd

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Two directors of Adhunik Corporation Ltd, who were summoned as accused in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha to the firm, were on Friday granted bail by a special court. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to Nirmal Kumar Agarwal and Mahesh Kumar […]

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Right of defence evidence not for delaying trial : Court

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The right of an accused to lead defence evidence of his choice cannot be disputed but this cannot be exercised with a view to delay the trial, a special court hearing a coal block allocation scam case has said. The observation came while disposing of a petition filed byJharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) Director R […]

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