<p>Government today said Supreme Court's decision to cancel the allocation of 214 coal blocks was in accordance with its stand and will enable it to make a 'fresh start'.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Basically, the judgement is in accord with the Government of India's stand in affidavit," Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here.<br /><br />"The government has already taken a position (on the issue) that we will be happy if all (blocks) are cancelled so that we can make a fresh start except for those which are (with) government companies and some other pressing needs," he told reporters.<br /><br />The Supreme Court today quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were alloted to various companies since 1993 and in which it was claimed that around Rs 2 lakh crores were invested. <br /></p>
<p>Government today said Supreme Court's decision to cancel the allocation of 214 coal blocks was in accordance with its stand and will enable it to make a 'fresh start'.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Basically, the judgement is in accord with the Government of India's stand in affidavit," Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here.<br /><br />"The government has already taken a position (on the issue) that we will be happy if all (blocks) are cancelled so that we can make a fresh start except for those which are (with) government companies and some other pressing needs," he told reporters.<br /><br />The Supreme Court today quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were alloted to various companies since 1993 and in which it was claimed that around Rs 2 lakh crores were invested. <br /></p>