Show us coal blocks allocation guidelines, SC tells government

Show us coal blocks allocation guidelines, SC tells government

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the central government to place before it the guidelines that the screening committee followed in allocating coal blocks to applicants. “What were the guidelines followed by the screening committee? Whether guidelines were disclosed in the advertisement inviting applications for allocation of coal blocs,” asked a bench of Justice R.M.Lodha, Justice […]

Centre considering de-allocation of coal blocks, SC told

Centre considering de-allocation of coal blocks, SC told

The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court it was examining the option of withdrawing the coal blocks allocated to private companies after 2006. Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told a bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha that the court’s views on de-allocation were under the government’s consideration. “… I have given my personal views to […]