FOUR YEARS ON, CBI YET TO FILE COAL SCAM CHARGE SHEET AGAINST OFFICIALS

examined officers of the PMO in this regard, who dealt the files of allocations of coal blocks.” He, however, did not name the former Prime Minister.

Singh said the CBI has not filed any charge sheet against the PMO officials and also not any matter to the government for taking action.

The CBI has filed 55 FIRs against various companies in connection with the investigation into the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks. However, since the investigations are being monitored by the Supreme Court, the Coal Ministry does not have any detailed information on the status of these cases.

The Supreme Court had stated that “CBI shall henceforth ensure that secrecy of the inquiries and investigations into allocation of coal blocks is maintained and no access of any nature whatsoever in this regard is provid- ed to any person or authority, including any Minister of the Central Cabinet.”

Out of 43 coal block allocations made during 19932005, the CBI has already closed its inquiry into 22 allocations. The agency had registered 16 regular cases covering 21 coal blocks for this period.