In one of the cases surrounding the coal scam, a Delhi court has sentenced Ex Coal Minister, HC Gupta to an imprisonment of three years. Besides the Ex-Minister, the court has also sentenced KC Samaria who was the ex-director in the ministry of coal and KS Kropha for an imprisonment of[Read More…]
Tag: Coal Scam
Why has economy failed
The fate of coal industry in India is simply cursed with misfortunes. Even after 4 years of Apex court’s economically destructive order declaring 204 coal block allocations done since 1993 as illegal, the sector has still not revived to break the shackles of adversity it once got it hit with.[Read More…]
JSPL defends Naveen Jindal in the coal scam case
New Delhi: A special court on Friday ordered framing of an additional charge of abetment of bribery against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal in the case related to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block. Special judge Bharat Parashar said the charge will formally be framed against[Read More…]
Coal scam: FIR against former CBI director
BJP leader to face trial over coal scam
Coal scam: Court grants bail to ex-coal secretary, others in Delhi
The former coal secretary H C Gupta was granted bail on Tuesday by a special court in Delhi in link with a case related to alleged irregularities in allotment of a Chhattisgarh-based coal block to SKS Ispat and Power Ltd (SIPL). Apart from Gupta, who is facing trial in more[Read More…]
Coal scam: SC orders probe against former CBI chief
The law of injustice: Who is guilty in HC Gupta’s case?
A wave of anger came from bureaucrats when former coal secretary HC Gupta, who is facing the charges of corruption in coal allocation, declared that he will not hire a lawyer since he cannot pay the legal fees. HC Gupta who is seen as ‘the most honest officer’ is facing[Read More…]
So what? says Rai on babus travelling on taxpayers money
Former Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai defended government officials going on private trips at the tax payers’ expense, suggesting that it was “one of the perks of being in the civil service.” Asserting that vigilance officials should overlook smaller transgressions and invest its energies in major cases, Rai went on[Read More…]