Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court

Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has declared coal block allocations since 1993 as illegal. The court said that there was no fair and transparent procedure for allocating coal blocks. The bench pulled up the Centre for its handling of coal block allocations. The court's decision is a significant setback for the Centre, which had been defending its allocation of coal blocks. The court's order is a major victory for environmental activists, who had been fighting against the Centre's allocation of coal blocks.