No govt sanction to prosecute Cong leader, says court.
15 Feb 2018 4:59 AM
The court also stayed the order imposing a Rs 25 lakh fine on Koda and granted him interim bail, with instructions to not leave the country.
02 Jan 2018 2:23 PM
Koda will not be able to venture into electoral politics in the light of a 2013 judgment of the Supreme Court that bars convicts from fighting polls.
17 Dec 2017 5:56 AM
The BJP spokesperson said it was an irony that despite the Congress not being in power for four years, corruption cases were still tumbling out.
17 Dec 2017 4:03 AM
Koda is also accused in another coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block.
16 Dec 2017 7:29 PM
Besides the jail term, the special court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Koda and Rs one lakh on Gupta.
16 Dec 2017 1:08 PM
Koda, Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation, the CBI had alleged.
14 Dec 2017 7:11 AM
Koda began his political career as an student activist with the All Jharkhand Students Union.
14 Dec 2017 1:56 AM
The quantum of punishment to all four accused will be announced on Thursday.
13 Dec 2017 10:56 AM
According to CBI, Koda, Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation.
07 Dec 2017 10:51 AM
The EC decision under the Representation of People’s Act 1951 came in a 49-page order on Wednesday.
28 Sep 2017 2:34 AM