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Coal scam: Court summons firms, its two directors

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A special court has summoned M/s Adhunik Corporation Ltd and its two directors as accused in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar took cognisance of the charge sheet filed in the case and directed the accused firm and its two […]

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Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements

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A special court on Wednesday concluded recording of statements of accused in a coal block allocation scam case in which firm Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three officials are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has now fixed the case for January 13 next year for recording of defence evidence in […]

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“Unhappy” SC asks CBI to finish probe in coal scam

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Irked over the delay in concluding the probe in coal scam cases, the Supreme Court today asked the CBI to wrap it up at the earliest and not seek any further extension of time. “We make clear our unhappiness at the investigation getting prolonged and we expect CBI to conclude investigation at the earliest without […]

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Coal scam: Court to hear arguments on charges from Feb 16

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The arguments on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused will commence from February 16 next year, a special court today said. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for arguments after the accused said that scrutiny of documents […]

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Coalscam: JIPL Dir seeks summoning ex-PM as defence witness

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Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) Director R S Rungta, an accused in a coal block allocation scam case, today moved an application before a special court seeking to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a witness in his defence in the case. Besides Singh, who was also the then Minister of Coal, Rungta also […]

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Coal scam: Court concludes recording of prosecution evidence

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A special court today concluded recording of prosecution evidence in a coal block allocation scam case in which accused firm Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three officials are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has now fixed the matter for recording of statements of accused on December 15. The court had […]

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Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements

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A special court today concluded recording of statements of accused in a coal block allocation case in which accused firm Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has fixed the matter for November 26 when the accused would […]

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Coal scam: Court commence recording of statement

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Five months after commencement of trial in a coal block allocation scam case, a special court today began recording statements of the accused Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar completed recording the statements of two accused — JIPL and one of its directors R S Rungta, while […]

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Coal scam: SC to hear CVC’s plea on Nov 30

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The Supreme Court today said it would hear the CVC’s plea seeking clarification on whether it could share confidential reports on the coal scam with former CBIofficial M L Sharma, probing the meetings of former agency chief Ranjit Sinha, after the Chief Justice’s bench hears the case. The bench, headed by Chief Justice H L […]

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Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful

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A CBI officer has been warned to be careful by a special court, after it was informed that the copy of a statement of an accused, who was earlier cited as a witness in a coal scam case, was supplied to other accused persons “inadvertently” and “due to oversight”. The CBI officer’s explanation came after […]

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Coal scam: Court dismisses plea to summon ex-PM

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The Special court on Friday dismissed ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda’s plea seeking summoning of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as accused in a coal scam case. Koda had on August 17, moved an application seeking to summon Singh as an accused along with Anand Swaroop, the then Secretary (Energy), and Jai Shankar Tiwari, the then Secretary(Mines and Geology), contending that CBI’s theory of conspiracy remains incomplete without the involvement of the […]

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Coal scam: Court to hear arguments on charges from Dec 7

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Arguments on framing of charges in a coal scam case in which Congress MP Vijay Darda and six others, including ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, are accused, would begin before a special court in December. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for arguments after the counsel appearing for the accused informed the court […]

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