Coalgate: PIL seeks fines, SC-monitored investigation

Three weeks after the Supreme Court entertained a public interest litigation on Coalgate, an NGO moved another PIL on Thursday seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team and recovery of punitive damages from private players who allegedly made huge gains. The PIL, filed by NGO 'Common Cause' and six prominent citizens, including ex-Cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, ex-chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami and former Navy chiefs R H Tahiliani and L Ramdas, said, "The investigation of the CBI at the instance of the Central Vigilance Commission is partial and does not cover the full magnitude of the scam."

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