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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday moved a special court here for issuing summons against two government officials in the coal block allocation case against Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd.

Senior Public Prosecutor V.K. Sharma moved a plea before Special Judge Bharat Parashar and sought court's direction against the coal ministry's then joint secretary, K.S. Kropha, and then director (coal allocation-1 Section) K.C. Samaria as an accused in the case.

The CBI has booked them under various charges dealing with cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and under various provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.

The court fixed Oct 30 for delivering order on the agency's plea.

The court Oct 13, had issued summoned against former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and Madhya Pradesh-based company and its director Pavan Ahluwalia, senior official Amit Goyal and directed them to appear before it on Oct 31, after rejecting the CBI' closure report.

The court has taken cognizance of the offences under sections dealing with criminal conspiracy, cheating and various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The CBI had lodged an FIR accusing the company and others of allegedly misrepresenting facts, including inflated net worth, to acquire coal blocks.

After the probe, the CBI filed a closure report saying it did not found sufficient evidence against the firm and its director to proceed with the case.

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Source: IANS