Kumar Mangalam Birla Coal Scam

A special court in New Delhi today deferred hearing in a coal block allocation case in which former prime minister Manmohan Singh was issued summons.

Hindalco shares fell over 4 per cent to hit an intraday low of Rs 74.85 on Tuesday. The stock underperformed the metals sub-index on the Bombay Stock Exchange, which traded 1 per cent lower.

The Supreme Court will today hear former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's petition to exempt him from appearing in a Delhi court next month in connection with the mega coal scam dubbed "Coal-Gate."

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has moved the Supreme Court against the order of a court that summoned him as an accused in a coal scam case.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was summoned by a court today as an accused in a case linked to the coal scam that saw mining rights being assigned without transparency to private firms.

Aditya Birla group flagship firm Hindalco today said it would defend its case through "legal process" after studying order of the special court, which summoned its Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and four others as accused in a coal scam case.

Hindalco will study the order of the Trial Court in detail and would defend its case through the legal process. It has cooperated with the investigating authorities completely during the course of investigation since October 2013. The company's management is confident that it will stand vindicated at the end of the ongoing legal process.

Shares in aluminium maker Hindalco fell over 3.5 per cent on Wednesday after a Delhi court summoned the company's chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused in a case linked to Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.

Just days after it questioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about how a coal field in Odisha was given in 2005 to a company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has filed a new case involving the same firm, Hindalco, which produces aluminum.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has questioned Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, in connection with coal block allocation to Hindalco, sources told NDTV.

The Congress today admitted that its top leader and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been questioned by the CBI about one of the headline cases that are part of Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has apparently been examined by Central Bureau of Investigation in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco, reported news agency Press Trust of India. But NDTV is yet to receive a confirmation from the agency. Dr Singh's office has denied receiving any summons

Hindalco shares dropped over 7 per cent on Tuesday after a Delhi court ordered the CBI to further investigate a 2005 coal block allocation involving the company.

A special court today ordered the CBI to further investigate a 2005 coal block allocation involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, and asked the agency to record the statement of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was coal minister at the time.

A court in Delhi today asked the country's premier investigating agency why it had not questioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the controversial and allegedly illegal allocation in 2005 of a coal block to a firm owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dr Singh held direct charge of the Coal Ministry at the time.

A special court in New Delhi today deferred hearing in a coal block allocation case in which former prime minister Manmohan Singh was issued summons.

Hindalco shares fell over 4 per cent to hit an intraday low of Rs 74.85 on Tuesday. The stock underperformed the metals sub-index on the Bombay Stock Exchange, which traded 1 per cent lower.

The Supreme Court will today hear former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's petition to exempt him from appearing in a Delhi court next month in connection with the mega coal scam dubbed "Coal-Gate."

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has moved the Supreme Court against the order of a court that summoned him as an accused in a coal scam case.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was summoned by a court today as an accused in a case linked to the coal scam that saw mining rights being assigned without transparency to private firms.

Aditya Birla group flagship firm Hindalco today said it would defend its case through "legal process" after studying order of the special court, which summoned its Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and four others as accused in a coal scam case.

Hindalco will study the order of the Trial Court in detail and would defend its case through the legal process. It has cooperated with the investigating authorities completely during the course of investigation since October 2013. The company's management is confident that it will stand vindicated at the end of the ongoing legal process.

Shares in aluminium maker Hindalco fell over 3.5 per cent on Wednesday after a Delhi court summoned the company's chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused in a case linked to Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.

Just days after it questioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about how a coal field in Odisha was given in 2005 to a company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has filed a new case involving the same firm, Hindalco, which produces aluminum.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has questioned Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, in connection with coal block allocation to Hindalco, sources told NDTV.

The Congress today admitted that its top leader and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been questioned by the CBI about one of the headline cases that are part of Coal-Gate, the alleged scam that saw mining rights being assigned without any transparency to private firms.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has apparently been examined by Central Bureau of Investigation in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco, reported news agency Press Trust of India. But NDTV is yet to receive a confirmation from the agency. Dr Singh's office has denied receiving any summons

Hindalco shares dropped over 7 per cent on Tuesday after a Delhi court ordered the CBI to further investigate a 2005 coal block allocation involving the company.

A special court today ordered the CBI to further investigate a 2005 coal block allocation involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, and asked the agency to record the statement of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was coal minister at the time.

A court in Delhi today asked the country's premier investigating agency why it had not questioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the controversial and allegedly illegal allocation in 2005 of a coal block to a firm owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dr Singh held direct charge of the Coal Ministry at the time.