additional items of which contract was awarded to M/s. CTCC had never been included in the NIT. However, when the tender committee after receiver tender papers held meeting, it felt inclusion of all the items would be necessary for proper maintenance of the stock of coal and/or its storage, sales, dispatch from the stockyard, grade-wise smoothly without discrepancy or slippage. The decision of inclusion of those items which the tenderers had been asked to submit their price bid had forwarded to the then CMD, who before approving it, endorsed the matter to the Director (Finance), CIL, who having been satisfied with the clarification submitted by the tender committee for inclusion of the additional Items accorded its concurrence to the proposal with a suggestion that mobilization advance be done away. As per his suggestion, mobilization advance which was earlier proposed to be given to the contractor was done away with. Thereupon recommendation made by the tender committee was sent for its approval before the Board of Directors, who in its meeting held on 8.4.1987 approved, the proposal, only thereafter the contract was awarded to M/s. CTCC. Earlier this fact of approval of the recommendation by the Board of Directors had never been brought on the record by the Investigating Officer while submitting chargesheet but during re-investigation, this fact was found to be correct which is evident from the supplementary report submitted by the Investigating Officer wherein it has been stated as follows:
