A special court today directed the CBI to file on June 4 the progress report of its further probe in a coal blocks allocation case allegedly involving Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda.
The court's order came after the agency said they have not received any information from the competent authority on the issue of granting sanction to prosecute a Coal Ministry official, L S Janoti, for his alleged role in the case.
"It has been submitted that no information has yet been received from the competent authority regarding according of sanction to prosecute accused L S Janoti," Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said.
"Accordingly, matter be now put up on June 4 for filing of progress report of further investigation," the court said.
The court, in its January 30 order, had observed that former Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and Janoti had allegedly committed criminal misconduct and facilitated AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd to unlawfully obtain a coal block.
It had asked CBI to further investigate the case in which the agency has chargesheeted Vijay Darda, his son Devendra Darda, Director of AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd Manoj Jayaswal and the firm, as accused.
During the hearing today, the court allowed the plea filed by Jayaswal's counsel seeking exemption from personal appearance for today only.
In its order on January 30, the court had noted that Bagrodia, Gupta and Janoti had allegedly entered into a conspiracy with private parties in the allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra to AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd.
The court had earlier granted bail to Vijay Darda, Devendra and Jayaswal after they had appeared before it in pursuance to the summons issued against them. Darda has denied the allegations against him.
The court's order came after the agency said they have not received any information from the competent authority on the issue of granting sanction to prosecute a Coal Ministry official, L S Janoti, for his alleged role in the case.
"It has been submitted that no information has yet been received from the competent authority regarding according of sanction to prosecute accused L S Janoti," Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said.
"Accordingly, matter be now put up on June 4 for filing of progress report of further investigation," the court said.
The court, in its January 30 order, had observed that former Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and Janoti had allegedly committed criminal misconduct and facilitated AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd to unlawfully obtain a coal block.
It had asked CBI to further investigate the case in which the agency has chargesheeted Vijay Darda, his son Devendra Darda, Director of AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd Manoj Jayaswal and the firm, as accused.
During the hearing today, the court allowed the plea filed by Jayaswal's counsel seeking exemption from personal appearance for today only.
In its order on January 30, the court had noted that Bagrodia, Gupta and Janoti had allegedly entered into a conspiracy with private parties in the allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra to AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd.
The court had earlier granted bail to Vijay Darda, Devendra and Jayaswal after they had appeared before it in pursuance to the summons issued against them. Darda has denied the allegations against him.
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