CBI began the preliminary enquiry on the instructions of the Central Vigilance Fee in 2012. File
“After nearly a four-year probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allotment of Kilhoni coal block in Maharashtra to Nippon Denro Ispat Limited (NDIL) in 1998,” officers mentioned on January 2.
The company had began the preliminary enquiry on the instructions of the Central Vigilance Fee in 2012 the place a grievance was filed by then Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit and 6 different then MPs alleging irregularities within the allocation of coal blocks in the course of the interval 1993-2005.
On the idea of findings of its inquiry, the company had deemed it match to transform it into an FIR. Nevertheless, after 4 years of probe, the CBI has filed a closure report earlier than a particular court docket on December 23, 2023 because it didn’t discover sufficient proof to file a cost sheet.
The CBI enquiry had “revealed” that on the thirteenth assembly of the screening committee on August 24, 1988, it was determined to allocate Kilhoni block to NDIL and embody the block within the record of blocks for captive mining.
The company alleged that the notification issued by the Coal Ministry on this regard was “neither in conformity” with the rules for coal mining by related coal corporations “nor with the allocation letter issued to NDIL”.
“Even the coal Ministry officials had not mentioned the name of NDIL in the issued notification, although the coal block has been allocated to NDIL by the Screening Committee.
“Additionally the Kilhoni Block was not within the record of recognized coal blocks for captive mining and the apex committee of CIL didn’t agree for allocation of this block to NDIL,” the FIR had alleged.
“The twelfth Screening Committee had not agreed for allocation of Kilhoni Block, Maharashtra to NDIL even then thirteenth SC allotted it to NDIL though the block was included within the record of blocks for captive mining,” it had alleged.
“The…data discloses that Nippon Denro Ispat Restricted together with unidentified public servants in a prison conspiracy cheated the Authorities of India and dedicated offences punishable beneath 120-B (prison conspiracy) learn with 420 (dishonest) and…Prevention of Corruption Act,” the FIR had alleged.
