The Delhi High Court today granted interim bail to a director of Gondwana Ispat Ltd, who was convicted and sentenced to four years in jail in a case relating to allocation of a coal block in Maharashtra. Gondwana Ispat Ltd (GIL) was allocated the Majra coal block in 2003 and an FIR was lodged against it in 2014. On September 25, 2001, Daga applied for allotment of Warora West coal block in Maharashtra to set up 1.2 lakh tonne per annum washery-cum-sponge iron plant. The MoC, in its 18th Screening Committee meeting held on May 5, 2003, considered the application of GIL and Chandrapur Ispat Ltd for allocation of Majra-Belgaon coal block. The agency had said that based on the documents and representation submitted by the company, the ministry on October 29, 2003, reserved Majra coal block for GIL subject to certain conditions.

Source: dna June 01, 2018 11:37 UTC