Seeking to widen the ambit of probe into the coal block allocation scam, one of the petitioners before the Supreme Court has demanded that not just the individual companies but even the joint venture companies must be probed for benefiting from the Government’s arbitrary allocation process.
Moving an application in the pending matter, advocate Ml Sharma said, “All action for the coal blocks allotment to Government companies for coal extraction under joint venture are part of a serious criminal conspiracy. It is indirect route for the allotment to private companies and individuals. It is contrary to the law and is required to be examined by this court for further action.”
West Bengal-based Eastern Mineral and Trading Agency (EMTA) which formed a joint venture with West Bengal Power Development Corporation limited (WBPDCl) was one such beneficiary, Sharma added.