Rejecting the allegation that it favoured ADA group firm Reliance Power for usage of coal from mines alloted to the Rs 20,000-crore Sasan Power Project, the government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the petition of Tata Power as “misleading and erroneous”.
It also questioned the locus standi of Tata Power, saying, “The petitioner cannot allege violation of any legal right vis-a-vis tender process, as it waived its right by not extending the bid.”
In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the government said the petition challenging the use of coal for projects other than the 4,000-Mw Sasan Ultra-Mega Power Project (UMPP) was filed on a totally false basis and “gives a totally misleading and erroneous impression”. The Tata petition is scheduled to be heard by the apex court on August 25.
Tata Power is challenging the decision of an Empowered Group of Ministers which had allowed R-Power to use excess coal from the captive mines meant for the Sasan project in Madhya Pradesh for another 4,000-Mw project at Chitrangi, in the same state.
The government further submitted in its petition that Tata has given no explanation on why it did not extend its bid.
