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Manmohan moves SC against summons in coal block case

  •   Wed, Mar 25 2015 04:17:51 PM

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS): Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the summons issued to him by a special court over the allocation of Talabira II coal block in Odisha to Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco in 2005.

The matter is likely to be mentioned for an early hearing on Thursday.

Special Court Judge Bharat Parashar, who is holding trial of cases rooted in coal block allocation scam, on March 11 summoned Manmohan Singh as an accused for allocating the coal block to Hindalco.

Besides the former prime minister, the Special Court also summoned Birla and the former coal secretary P.C. Parakh.

The three were summoned for offences of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, and under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. 
  

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  • Prem, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2015

    He has been betrayed... .He don't deserve this at this age..Please on India will regret.

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  • Chandra Shekhar A K, Chennai

    Wed, Mar 25 2015

    After boldly declaring that he would clear his stand if given a chance to explain his position before the court, Manmohan Singh has now developed cold feet by seeking to quash the summons. It has possibly dawned on him that if he faces trial by attending to the summons, there is a good likelihood of his getting convicted and punished. The economist possibly thinks the likelihood is not worth risking by attending the summons !

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