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. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said the acts attributed to the former coal secretary prima facie show that he had favoured the company.<br/><br/>The Court put Gupta and Pushp Steels and Mining Pvt Ltd (PSMPL) on trial for alleged offences under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) of IPC and under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.<br/><br/>The court has now fixed the matter for February 26 for formal framing of charges against Gupta and the firm. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Brahmapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to PSMPL.