The Supreme Court on Monday appointed two special judges Arun Bharadwaj and Sanjay Bansal to continue with the trial of the Rs 1.75 lakh coal scam cases pending since 2014.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde passed the order appointing the two judges in place of judge Bharat Parashar who has dealt with the case since 2014, when the top court had appointed a probe by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate into the allegations.
Judge Parashar had earlier made a request to be relieved of the duties as a special judge since he had already completed six years in the post.
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In a major development in the coal block allocation scam case, which has been moving at a snail s pace for six years, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court s Chief Justice to suggest five judges of "high calibre" to .
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the letter of Delhi High Court s Registrar General that the permission be granted to nominate or post another suitable presiding judicial officer as Special Judge in place of Parashar.