Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an accused in the Hindalco Coal block allocation case on Wednesday, is no stranger to fame.
A no-nonsense strict judge, he was also responsible for convicting the key accused in the sensation murder of former bandit-turned political Phoolan Devi. However, the coal block allocation case might probably be his most famous case yet.
Dr. Singh and the Coal trail
- ›March 2012 CAG’s draft report accuses govt of ‘inefficient’ allocation of coal blocks in 2004-2009; estimates windfall gains to allottees at Rs 10.7 lakh crore.
- ›May 29, 2012 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offers to give up his public life if found guilty in the scam. Two days later, CVC directs a CBI enquiry
- ›November 25, 2014 CBI informs a special court that it was not permitted to question former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The investigating agency also said it wasn't necessary.
- ›December 17, 2014 Special court ordered the CBI to examine former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- ›January 20, 2015 CBI records the statement of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- ›March 11, 2015 Special court summons former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Kumar Mangalam Birla and P.C. Parakh as accused.
- >Detailed timeline of the coal scam
COMMents
SHARE