Delivering first judgment in coal scam, a special court in Delhi today convicted Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited (JIPL) and its two directors in a case pertaining to irregularities in allotment of a coal block in the state to the firm. <br/><br/>Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar held the company and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta guilty of the criminal conspiracy and cheating. The court ordered that two directors, who are out on bail, be taken into custody and fixed the matter for March 31 for hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence. <br/><br/>The case pertains to irregularities in allocation of North Dhadu coal block by the 27th and 30th screening committees jointly to JIPL and three other firms. JIPL and its two directors were charged with acquiring the coal block on the basis of false and forged documents. CBI had filed the FIR in the case in 2013.<br/><br/> On December 23, last year, the court had dismissed R S Rungta's plea to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao as defence witnesses in the case.