Govt asks SC to spare 46 coal blocks

The government has urged the Supreme Court to spare 46 coal blocks – 40 functional ones and six which are ready to start operations – out of the 218 declared illegal in a judgment on 25 August. However, the court has asked whether it would not be better if the government started again on a ´clean slate´. A total of 40 coal blocks are operational with clear licences, while six others are ready to start operations.