New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday decide the fate of 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 to 2010 which it held as illegal in a previous judgement.
Just a day before the crucial hearing, Centre had on Monday filed an affidavit in the apex court in which it said that it will comply with the court's decision. It also mentioned that 40 of the allocated coal blocks are already producing coal while 6 are ready for production.
The affidavit filed by the Ministry of Coal incorporated the statements made by the Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi on September 1 that the Centre has "no objection" to the cancellation of allocations declared as illegal by the apex court and was also not insisting on any particular course of
action.
The government also stated that "retention" of the 40 productive blocks and six ready to become operational may be considered by the court provided additional levy at the rate of Rs. 295 per tonne as suggested by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is imposed.
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