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Industrialist Manoj Jayaswal Gets 3-Year Term in Coal Block Scam

India CSR by India CSR
July 12, 2025
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Corporate ambition turned to courtroom reckoning as Manoj Jayaswal received a 3-year jail term over coal allocation fraud.

NEW DELHI (India CSR): Industrialist Manoj Kumar Jayaswal has been sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi CBI court for using forged documents to secure the allocation of Jharkhand’s Mahuagarhi coal block, during his tenure as MD of JAS Infrastructure & Capital Pvt Ltd.

In the booming corridors of India’s coal economy during the late 2000s, JAS Infrastructure and Capital Pvt Ltd emerged as an ambitious player, chasing the Mahuagarhi coal block nestled in the mineral-rich heart of Jharkhand. Led by industrialist Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, the company promised a surge in regional development, employment, and energy supply. What followed, however, was a tale stitched together by forgery, legal drama, and the unraveling of power built on deception.

Jayaswal, a polished executive known for his suave presentations and persuasive pitch decks, positioned JAS as a future-ready enterprise. But behind closed boardroom doors, the company’s acquisition strategy veered from corporate ethics into legal quicksand.

In 2009, using forged documents misrepresenting financial strength and infrastructure readiness, JAS won allocation rights to the Mahuagarhi coal block—an achievement that would prove both lucrative and disastrous.

🚨 The Scam Unfolds

Suspicion crept in when regulatory audits flagged inconsistencies in JAS’s documentation. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a probe, unearthing a wider pattern of fraud in coal allocations. Jayaswal’s signature appeared on falsified affidavits, and his team had presented manipulated letters of support. What should have been a catalyst for regional growth became another chapter in India’s coal scam saga.

In July 2025, after years of court proceedings, Special Judge Sanjay Bansal sentenced Jayaswal to three years of rigorous imprisonment, imposing a Rs. 5 lakh personal fine. JAS Infrastructure was slapped with a Rs. 2 crore penalty. Though Jayaswal secured temporary bail and a 60-day sentence suspension pending appeal, the court’s message was clear: deceit in national resource allocation would be met with uncompromising justice.

🏗️ Ripples Beyond the Courtroom

The conviction sent tremors through India’s corporate circles, reigniting conversations around transparency, governance, and ethical entrepreneurship. The Ministry of Coal revisited several pending allocations, tightening scrutiny measures, and mandating independent verifications for future bids.

At Mahuagarhi, work halted indefinitely. Local communities who had anticipated jobs and growth found themselves staring at abandoned plans and a disrupted ecosystem. Activists and journalists called the case a textbook example of corporate malpractice in natural resource governance.

🧭 Where Next for Jayaswal?

Though down, Jayaswal isn’t out. His legal team is preparing an appeal that, if successful, could reopen Mahuagarhi’s fate. But public sentiment is cold. In an era of increasing accountability, legacy-building through shortcuts no longer finds favor.

The story of Mahuagarhi Holdings—what JAS could have been—remains a cautionary tale etched in coal dust. A reminder that India’s growth must rise not just from its minerals but from the integrity of those trusted to steward them.

(India CSR)

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