Probe 140cr GST fraud allegation against coal co: HC
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited to investigate a 140-crore GST fraud allegation against a private company that was allotted a tender to supply coal to the corporation for three years.
A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar passed the interim order on Thursday, on an appeal moved by P T Bara Daya Energi India Private Limited, challenging the allotment of the tender.
On Dec 20, 2024, a single judge of the court dismissed a plea moved by PT Bara Daya Energi India Private Limited, challenging the rejection of the coal tender bid issued by Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (TNPGCL).
The single judge dismissed the writ petition on the sole ground that the petitioner's holding company was disqualified from participating in the tender. Representing the petitioner, senior advocate A L Somayaji submitted that the main issue to be determined in the appeal is whether the termination of a contract in favour of the parent company by another state can be held against the subsidiary in Tamil Nadu.
