Coal block scam: Delhi court summons Naveen Jindal, former Coal Secretary
A Delhi court has summoned Naveen Jindal and others in connection with a CBI chargesheet regarding irregularities in coal block allocation. The chargesheet, which is extensive, includes numerous documents and witnesses. The case stems from a preliminary inquiry initiated in 2012 based on complaints of malpractices in coal block allocations.
- ▪The Delhi court has summoned Naveen Jindal, former coal secretary P.C. Parekh, and others after reviewing a CBI chargesheet.
- ▪The chargesheet contains over one lakh pages and 778 documents, detailing alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Gare Palma IV/1 coal block.
- ▪The case was initiated following complaints regarding malpractices in coal block allocations between 1993 and 2005.
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A Delhi court has summoned industrialist and Lok Sabha MP Naveen Jindal, former coal secretary P.C. Parekh and others after taking cognisance of a CBI chargesheet alleging irregularities in the allocation of Gare Palma IV/1 coal block in Chhattisgarh.“The instant chargesheet, which is stated to be one of the most voluminous chargesheets of coal block cases, has been filed by CBI after more than a decade of registration of the FIR," Special Judge Sunena Sharma said, adding that there is sufficient material for the court to proceed in the matter.The court summoned on July 17 M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, its managing director Naveen Jindal, Parekh, Rakesh Kumar Jindal, Ram Kishore, S.K.
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