Coal scam case: Special Court questions closure report
16 Oct 2014 6:16 AM IST
On 13 October, the same special court rejected the closure report of the probe agency and summoned the former coal secretary HC Gupta and others as accused in a coal blocks allocation scam case. The others who were summoned by the court include managing director of Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd Pavan Ahluwalia and senior official Amit Goyal along with two serving government officials in Madhya Pradesh. All of them, including former coal secretary, have been asked to appear before it on 31 October.
On Wednesday, the Special Court also directed the CBI to file a further progress report of the probe against Vikash Metals and its officials under the provisions of the CrPC and fixed the next hearing for 10 November.
‘A copy of the order passed will be sent to the director and all the DIGs of the investigation agency who are supervising the investigation of all coal blocks allocation cases. Put up for submission of progress report on further investigation on 10 November,’ Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said.
The court also told investigating officer (IO) Rajbir Singh that the further report should be thorough and CBI should also give proper reasons in support of the conclusion drawn in the report.
‘I hope you will now probe on the line of the court’s earlier order and if you differ in your conclusion, then give detailed reasons for it,’ the judge said.
On 30 September, the court has questioned the eligibility of the officers for mishandling the coal block allocation scam case. Then the court has observed that the investigation agency’s officers lack basic skills of investigation.
Central Bureau of Investigation director Ranjit Sinha and all concerned DIGs were asked to personally look into the matter failing which they would be held ‘responsible’.
On Wednesday, the Special Court also directed the CBI to file a further progress report of the probe against Vikash Metals and its officials under the provisions of the CrPC and fixed the next hearing for 10 November.
‘A copy of the order passed will be sent to the director and all the DIGs of the investigation agency who are supervising the investigation of all coal blocks allocation cases. Put up for submission of progress report on further investigation on 10 November,’ Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said.
The court also told investigating officer (IO) Rajbir Singh that the further report should be thorough and CBI should also give proper reasons in support of the conclusion drawn in the report.
‘I hope you will now probe on the line of the court’s earlier order and if you differ in your conclusion, then give detailed reasons for it,’ the judge said.
On 30 September, the court has questioned the eligibility of the officers for mishandling the coal block allocation scam case. Then the court has observed that the investigation agency’s officers lack basic skills of investigation.
Central Bureau of Investigation director Ranjit Sinha and all concerned DIGs were asked to personally look into the matter failing which they would be held ‘responsible’.
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