A special court in Delhi today said it would pronounce in a fortnight its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused. <br/><br/>The Special CBI court sought some clarifications regarding sanction to prosecute public servants under section 197 of the CrPC and fixed the matter for order on October 1st. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Thesgora-B Rudrapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to accused firm Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd, KSSPL.<br/><br/>Besides Gupta and the firm, the other accused in the case are two senior government officers, K S Kropha and K C Samria, KSSPL's Managing Director Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia and chartered accountant Amit Goyal. CBI had lodged an FIR against KSSPL, its officials and other unknown persons for alleged misrepresentation of facts, including inflated net worth, to acquire the coal block.
News On AIR | September 16, 2015 7:09 PM
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