Coal deposits from Australia 200-150Mya, when India was adjacent:

 

Could coal deposits in eastern India, on the following figure, be geologically related??

http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/coalreserves.htm

 

 

 

 

http://www.interactions.org/sgtw/2005/1026/iow_20051026.html

It is possible given that in past Australia and India were once a common landmass. Since coal formation also takes time and mainly is due to decomposition and also it requires plants in large quantities.

I think it is a matter of timescale we need a solid research rather than guessing it out! For a common relation the coal formation should start forming before the lands separated due to tectonic shift.