Coal India Director Mohan Das' services terminated (Lead)

Kolkata, March 31 : Coal India on Friday said the services of one of its Directors R. Mohan Das were terminated from Thursday.

"Service of Coal India's Director (personnel and industrial relation), R Mohan Das is terminated with effect from March 30 as per direction received from the Ministry of Coal," the state-run miner said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

"He ceased to be the Director of the Company," it said, but did not specify any reason.

Mohan Das had joined Coal India about 10 years ago and he was to retire in two months time.

A post graduate in social work from Madurai University, he had begun his professional career with Bharat Heavy Electricals in its human resources department.

Contacted by IANS, Mohan Das said: "I have nothing to say. No reasons were cited in the termination letter. I was given three month compensation."