Coal Scam

Special judge Arun Bhardwaj passed the order, noting the adjudicating authority approved JSW’s application of taking over Monnet Ispat via a resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Coal scam: CBI seeks maximum punishment for ex-steel ministry official

The CBI has sought before a Delhi court seven-year jail term for a former official of the Ministry of Steel, who has been convicted in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh.

Coal scam: HC asks CBI to respond to appeal by ex-coal secy, former public servant challenging three-year jail

The trial court had in July convicted and awarded three-year jail terms to Gupta, Kropha and former senior public servant K C Samria in the case.

Coal scam: ED detains Kolkata bizman after Rs 1 crore in cash seized

"We have detained the businessman as he could not give appropriate answers on why he was keeping such a large amount at home. The investigation is underway," ED officer said.

ED summons 8 West Bengal IPS officers in coal smuggling case

Among the IPS officers summoned by the central agency were Gyanwant Singh (ADG, CID), Koteswara Rao, S Selvamurugan, Shyam Singh, Rajeev Mishra, Sukesh Kumar Jain, and Tathagata Basu.

Coal Scam: Delhi court awards 3-year-jail term to ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta

Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also awarded two year imprisonment to former joint-Secretary in the Ministry of Coal (MoC), K S Kropha in the case and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, while Gupta was asked to pay a fine of Rs one lakh.

Congress alleges Rs 6,000 crore coal scam in Gujarat, seeks time-bound SC probe

The opposition party said the probe should investigate the role of all the four chief ministers of Gujarat in the last 14 years when the alleged scam happened.

SC asks Delhi HC CJ for names of 5 judges to appoint special judge for coal scam cases

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the letter of Delhi High Court's Registrar General that the permission be granted to nominate or post another suitable presiding judicial officer as Special Judge in place of Parashar.

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s in-laws summoned by CBI in coal scam case

Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir, her husband Ankur Arora, and his father Pawan Arora have been summoned by the CBI for questioning in connection with the coal smuggling case. Earlier, Abhishek's wife Rujira Banerjee had been questioned by the central probing agency.

Coal scam: Delhi HC suspends 3-year jail term of ex-minister Dilip Ray, seeks CBI reply on appeal

The trial court had on Monday sentenced Ray, the 68-year old former minister of state (coal) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, to three-year in jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him.

Coal scam: Ex-Minister Dilip Ray awarded 3-year jail term

Special Judge Bharat Parashar also awarded three-year jail term each to two senior officials of the Ministry of Coal at that time, Pradip Kumar Banerjee and Nitya Nand Gautam, and Castron Technologies Ltd's (CTL) director Mahendra Kumar Agarwalla.

Coal scam: SC directs CBI to file fresh status report on probe against ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha

Sinha is accused of trying to impede the CBI's investigation into the cases, which emerged in 2012 after a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was leaked to the media.

SC seeks status report from CBI, ED on investigation in coal scam cases

A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said it needed to go through the case files as it was a new bench dealing with the matter and listed it for hearing on October 27.

Coal scam: Court acquits ex-coal secy H C Gupta

The company was allotted Brahmapuri coal block in Chhattisgarh on the recommendation by the Screening Committee for its proposed Sponge Iron End Use Project in Durg district.

Coal scam: Jindal Steel and Power refutes charges, says done 'no wrong'

The company's statement followed the special court's direction to frame charges against Jindal and four others in the case.

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Naveen Jindal, 4 others in coal scam case

The court was hearing a matter pertaining to the allocation of the Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh.

Coal scam: Naveen Jindal gets exemption from personal appearance to contest election

Jindal had earlier been granted bail by the court in two cases after imposition of several conditions.

CBI to file status report in coal scam probe in SC soon

CBI has denied a report that had alleged the prosecution clearance given about the officer by former Director Alok Verma was one of the decisions revoked by Interim CBI Director M Nageshwar Rao, after taking over

Coalgate scam: Ex-coal secy HC Gupta, other officials sentenced to 3 years jail term

Two other bureaucrats -- K S Kropha and K C Samria -- were also awarded 3-year of jail term.

Coal scam: Order on quantum of punishment to ex secy Gupta, 5 others on December 5

Special Judge Bharat Parashar concluded hearing on arguments on the quantum of punishment. The CBI sought a maximum of seven years imprisonment for the five convicted persons and imposition of heavy fine on the private firm.

Coal Scam: Delhi court holds ex-secretary H C Gupta and others guilty of corruption

The court also convicted the firm's managing director Vikash Patni and its authorised signatory Anand Mallick in the case.

Coal Scam: SC asks SIT to file fresh status report on probe against former CBI director Ranjit Sinha

The top court also asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI to file their updated status reports on pending coal scam cases and the stages of their trial.

5 out of 42 coal scam cases decided by special court

As many as 13 persons and five companies have been held guilty so far in five cases including today's decision, in which the special court held Gondwana Ispat Ltd and its director guilty of cheating and criminal conspiracy to get the Majra coal block in Maharashtra allocated to it.

Substantial progress in probe against ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha: SIT to SC

The apex court, which is monitoring the investigation by the CBI and the ED into the coal scam cases, expressed its displeasure over the tardy pace of probe.

Coal scam case: HC stays Rs 50 lakh fine on Kolkata company

The high court also sought response of the CBI on the company's plea seeking setting aside of the trial court's December 16 order convicting it in the coal scam case.