New Delhi: The government on Wednesday made strong observations on the coal block allocations in the Supreme Court. It has accepted the apex court's view that matters should not be kept pending with respect to the 41 companies given licences for coal exploration.
The government has said that the 41 companies have been given notices asking why their allocations should not be cancelled. The companies have been given three weeks time to respond and the government will have one week after that to react to the company's responses.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had met on Monday to discuss the criteria for de-allocation of coal block licences in the coalgate scam. The meeting came in the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation producing a fresh status report in the coal scam before Supreme Court on Monday.
An inter-ministerial group had earlier reviewed and decided to de-allocate 218 coal blocks. Notices were issued to 47 blocks but a decision is still pending on 29 cases.
The Attorney General had recommended the Supreme Court to put a clear-cut criteria for de-allocation.
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