Bharat Coking Coal Limited Reports Acquisition of Acquittal in Fatal Accident Litigation
Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has announced that a significant piece of litigation, originally disclosed in its offer documents, has been concluded following an acquittal by the competent judicial authority. The case related to a fatal accident occurred on December 10, 2013, at the Jamunia Open Cast Project.The complaint had been filed by the State of Jharkhand, through the Deputy Director of Mines Safety, against six officials and persons associated with the project.
According to details released by the company, the Court of the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, issued an order dated May 6, 2026. This order acquitted all accused individuals named in the complaint concerning the offences alleged under Sections 73, 72A and 72C(1)(a) of the Mines Act, 1952.
With this judicial decision, the company confirmed that the entire complaint case stands disposed of, leading to the conclusion of the litigation previously disclosed in the offer documents.
BHARATCOAL Stock Price Movement
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