Coal scam: Supreme Court imposes ₹1 lakh costs on Central government for incorrectly including name of company in list of illegal allottees

The Court said that the Central government did not undertake the necessary due diligence to determine as to whether the petitioner had been allotted the mine through lawful procedure.
Justice Krishna Murari, CJI NV Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli
Justice Krishna Murari, CJI NV Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on the Central government for its "callous, careless and casual approach" resulting in the cancellation of a coal mining lease that was validly granted in favour of a company, BLA Industries Private Limited [BLA Industries vs Union of India].

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