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Manmohan Singh Coalgate Acquittal
Tracked across 4 sources · Updated 15h ago
The Supreme Court has cleared former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal block allocation case, quashing a 2015 trial order on merits. The court also modified its prior order to allow appeals to be heard by the Delhi High Court. Political figures have commented on the decision.
How it unfolded
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SC allows Delhi HC to hear Coalgate appeals
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SC clears Singh in Coalgate case on merits
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SC hears Manmohan Singh's challenge to CBI summons
What happened earlier
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Full story →Manmohan Singh ‘did not need SC certificate’: Tharoor on posthumous clean chit by Supreme Court in coal block case
Supreme Court formally exonerated late ex-PM Manmohan Singh and quashed the 2015 trial order in the coal block case.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Singh did not need a 'certificate of integrity' from the Supreme Court and called him the 'cleanest man in Indian politics'.
The Supreme Court quashed the 2015 summons order against Singh and five others, noting the CBI's closure reports found no material against him.
The coal block allocation case involved the Talabira-II coal block in Odisha allocated to Hindalco Industries in 2005, when Singh held the coal portfolio.
Earlier · 1d ago
Full story →Reporter's Diary: The Day Manmohan Singh Challenged CBI Summons In Top Court
Former PM Manmohan Singh challenged CBI summons in Supreme Court nearly 11 years ago.
On July 29, 2026, a Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant granted him relief.
The court ended proceedings against Singh in the coal allocation case.
The bench included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
Earlier · 1d ago
Full story →2 years after death, Supreme Court clears former PM Manmohan Singh in Coalgate case
The Supreme Court cleared former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Coalgate coal block allocation case, closing it nearly two years after his death in November 2024.
The case stemmed from a 2015 summons by Delhi special judge Bharat Parashar relating to the irregular allocation of the Talabira-II coal block in Odisha to Hindalco, owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla.
Singh held the coal ministry portfolio at the time of the allocation; the CBI had twice recommended closure of the case in 2014.
The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant quashed the trial court's order taking cognisance of the crime and issuing summons, citing abatement upon Singh's death.
Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued for removing adverse observations from the trial court's summoning order.
Earlier · 17h ago
Full story →Coal Block Allocation Case: Cleared on merits, not demise; SC demolishes social media myths over late Dr Manmohan Singh
Supreme Court quashed its 2015 order against late Dr Manmohan Singh in the coal allocation case.
Court accepted CBI's report and cleared Singh on the merits of the case, not due to his demise.
The decision demolishes social media myths claiming the case ended due to Singh's death.
CBI's report found no prosecutable evidence against Singh in the coal block allocation matter.