2 years after death, Supreme Court clears former PM Manmohan Singh in Coalgate case
The Supreme Court of India has cleared former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of charges related to the 'Coalgate' scam, nearly two years after his death. The court closed the case and ordered the removal of trial court observations against him, citing the abatement of proceedings due to his demise.
Why it matters
This ruling provides legal closure to a high-profile corruption case involving a former head of state, impacting the historical record of his administration.
NEW DELHI: More than 11 years after a Delhi court sensationally summoned former PM Manmohan Singh as an accused in a coal block allotment scam case, the Supreme Court Wednesday gave him a clean chit, closing the case nearly two years after his demise.Special judge Bharat Parashar, presiding over trials in coal block allotment scam cases which were investigated by the CBI under the SC’s monitoring, had on March 11, 2015, issued summons to Singh in the case relating to irregular allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha to Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco.
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