Shillong, Nov 3: The Justice (Retd) B P Katakey committee has recommended lodging of an immediate FIR against 21 out of 22 individuals who claimed to have extracted coal.

In its 33 rd Interim Report submitted before the Meghalaya High Court, the Katakey committee said based on physical verification no coal was mined, a claim they made in an application filed on May 28, 2024.

The committee suggested action under the provisions of the MMDR Act, 1957 in respect of 5,946 MT of coal found against the application filed by one C. Dkhar and 21 others.

The committee also recommended immediate auction of re-assessed/re-verified inventoried coal presently lying in the various CIL designated depots, in compliance with the Revised Comprehensive Plan, 2022, after amendment as per the approval gran

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