Hindalco coal scam (Aditya Birla)

Court: Special CBI Court (Prevention of Corruption Act), Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi · Status: CLOSED · Type: CBI

On 30 May 2026, a Special CBI Court in New Delhi discharged Hindalco Industries Limited and two of its former executives in a decade-old CBI case concerning the Talabira-I coal block in Odisha, holding that the agency had failed to establish any illegal act. The court found that no criminality could be attached to the conduct alleged by the CBI.

Timeline

• 1994-01-01 Other: The Talabira-I coal block in Odisha was identified for Hindalco under a 1994 allocation letter for proposed captive power projects. [source]
• 2003-06-03 Other: Hindalco executed the mining lease for the Talabira-I block and commenced mining operations. [source]
• 2006-04-14 Other: The CBI alleged that Hindalco made misleading representations to the Ministry of Coal, including in letters dated in 2006, while seeking approval of a revised mining plan. [source]
• 2015-01-01 Fir Filed: The CBI registered an FIR in January 2015 concerning the allocation and utilisation of the Talabira-I coal block, alleging the coal was used in an existing 67.5 MW captive power plant at Hirakud contrary to the 1994 allocation conditions. [source]
• 2026-05-30 Order: Special Judge Dheeraj Mor discharged Hindalco Industries Limited, S.K. Tamotia and P.R.S. Mani, holding that the CBI failed to establish any illegal act and that no criminality could be attached to the conduct alleged. [source]

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