Tata Power hid vital info in case against RPower: govt

The government today said Tatas have suppressed vital information in their petition before the Delhi High Court challenging permission to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power to use captive coal from Sasan Ultra Mega Power project for other projects.

"The petition has been filed on a totally false basis and gives a totally misleading and erroneous impression," said the Ministry of Power in its affidavit filed before the court.

The government submitted that Tata Power "deliberately" did not append the letter written by the Ministry of Coal clarifying that the allocation of Chhatrasal block would also apply to all other blocks of Sasan UMPP and the same was communicated to all the bidders including Tata Power.

"Petitioner (Tata) has deliberately not annexed the aforesaid letter dated November 20, 2006 and the said email communication to the writ petitioner and has deliberately failed to make note of the same in the averments of the writ petition," the government submitted.

Moreover, the government said, Tata Power was allotted two coal blocks -Tubed and Mandakani, which also have the condition that coal from these blocks could be used for other purposes but with the approval of the Centre.