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Supreme Court appoints special judge in coal case

SC ordered trial of the cases on a day-to-day basis.

New Delhi: The trial in the coal block scam case will now be held on a daily basis with the Supreme Court on Friday appointing a special judge and public prosecutor to facilitate a speedy trial in the scam case.

The top court appointed additional sessions judge Bharat Parashar to preside over the special court set up for exclusively holding trial in cases of coal block scam and named senior advocate R.S. Cheema as special public prosecutor to conduct prosecution of the high and mighty allegedly involved in it.

The SC directed competent authorities to come out with the notifications within two weeks on appointment of the special judge and special public prosecutor and ordered trial of the cases on a day-to-day basis.

( Source : dc correspondent )
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