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Coal scam case: Delhi court convicts ex-coal secy H C Gupta, three others

In the second major verdict on the set of cases from the coal allocation scam of 2012, a court here has convicted former Union coal secretary H C Gupta, a then joint secretary, K S Kropha, and then director, K C Samaria, of the same ministry.It also convicted KSSPL and the entity's managing director, Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia. The sentences would be given on Monday.Last year in April, a four-year jail term was given to R C Rungta, chairman, and R S Rungta, director, of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd, plus a fine of Rs 5 lakh each, for deceiving and defrauding the government to get a coal block allocation. A fine of Rs 25 lakh was also imposed on the company.Friday's verdict was on irregularity in allocation ofthe Thesgora-B Rudrapuri block in Madhya Pradesh to KSSPL. The court said the company's application for the block was incomplete "This was supposed to be rejected by the ministry as it was not in accordance with the guidelines issued," it observed.As for KSSPL, the Central Bureau of ...

Coal scam case: Former coal secretary H C Gupta convicted

Case relates to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh to KSSPL

Coal scam: CBI chargesheets Jindal Steel advisor Anand Goel, 4 others

Earlier on March 17, the court had rapped the CBI over non-submission of the final report

CBI files final report in coal scam case against Naveen Jindal

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. Special Judge Bharat Parashar, however, took strong objection to the IO not filing the report in a proper format and asked him to do so by January 23. The report filed before the court today contains CFSL reports, list of witnesses and their statements recorded by the CBI. The court had earlier pulled up the CBI for delay in filing the report, saying it was affecting the progress of trial. The court had allowed CBI's plea that it needed to probe the case further in light of certain disclosures made by a chartered accountant Suresh Singhal, who had sought the court's nod to turn approver. It had also allowed Singhal's plea for pardon and ordered deletion of his name from the list of the accused. CBI had alleged that ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, als

Court reserves order in coal scam case against ex-coal secy H C Gupta

He and five others allegedly made irregularities in a Madhya Pradesh coal block allocation to an accused firm

Ex-coal secretary, others put on trial in coal scam case

After the charges were framed, the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial in the case

Coalscam: Complicity of new persons have come up, CBI to court

Probe agency told Special Judge Bharat Parashar that there was a need for further investigation in view of revelations made by an approver

Coal scam: Special court sentences JIPL's Rungtas to 4 years jail

The court also imposes fine of Rs 5 lakh each on the Rungtas and Rs 25 lakh on JIPL.