New Delhi: Centre had made strong observations in Supreme Court on the coal block allocations on Wednesday. Centre had accepted the view of SC that the issue should not be kept pending with respect to the 41 companies given licences for coal exploration.
Notify that government has said that the 41 companies have been given notices asking why their allocations should not be cancelled. The time period of three weeks had been given to companies to respond and the government will have one week after that to react to the company’s responses.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had met on Monday to discuss the criteria for de-allocation of coal block licences in the coalgate scam. The meeting came in the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation producing a fresh status report in the coal scam before Supreme Court on Monday. Notices were also issued to 47 blocks but a decision is still pending on 29 cases.
Bureau Report
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