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Coal scam: SC gives Centre time to name special public prosecutor

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice Deepak Gupta was considering the plea of senior advocate R S Cheema, who wanted to be relieved as the prosecutor in money laundering cases

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre time till February 10 to suggest names of lawyers for appointing a special public prosecutor to conduct trials for the Enforcement Directorate in money laundering cases related to the coal block scam.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice Deepak Gupta was considering the plea of senior advocate R S Cheema, who wanted to be relieved as the prosecutor in money laundering cases.

The top court appointed Cheema Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in coal block scam cases in 2014.

The bench did not seem to be in agreement with the suggestion of