Coal scam: Have sent records for sanction, CBI tells court

CBI today told a special court that they have sent necessary records to the competent authority to consider according sanction to prosecute two senior public servants for their alleged roles in a coal scam case.
Senior public prosecutor Sanjay Kumar told the court that the records have been sent to the authority in prescribed proforma on August 26 for considering sanction to prosecute K S Kropha, the then joint secretary in the Ministry of Coal (MoC), and K C Samria, then Director (CA-I), MoC.
"It has been submitted that necessary records have been sent to the competent authority for considering according of sanction to prosecute two public servants K S Kropha and K C Samria on August 26. Accordingly, matter be put up for filing of progress report of further investigation on November 3," Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar noted in its order.

CBI had earlier informed the court that it had not sent necessary records to the competent authority for according sanction to prosecute the two senior government servants.
The court had on August 5 directed the agency to conduct further probe in a case allegedly involving Vikash Metal and Power Ltd (VMPL).
The court had asked CBI to conduct further probe in the case saying prima facie "active collusion" was found on part of the public servants for not verifying the claims made by the firm.
The court's order had come in the case in which CBI had filed a supplementary final report on April 7 this year after the court had last year refused to accept the closure report and directed the agency to further investigate the matter.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Moira and Madhujore (North and South) coal blocks in West Bengal to VMPL.