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Supreme Court Grants Clean Chit to Ex‑PM Manmohan Singh in Coal Block Scam
✍️ Times of India
🗓 29 Jul 2026, 01:41 PM
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The Supreme Court of India ruled that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not involved in the coal block allocation scam, granting him a clean chit two years after his death.
The Supreme Court of India, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, cleared former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of any wrongdoing in the coal block allocation scam that has plagued the country for years.
The court found that there was no evidence linking Singh to the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks in 2004.
The decision comes two years after Singh’s death in 2023 and follows a long-running investigation that had implicated several senior politicians.
The ruling is expected to close a chapter on the high‑profile case that has attracted intense media scrutiny and political debate.
The court’s judgment was delivered by a bench that emphasized the importance of due process and the need to avoid hasty conclusions in matters involving public office holders.
The court found that there was no evidence linking Singh to the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks in 2004.
The decision comes two years after Singh’s death in 2023 and follows a long-running investigation that had implicated several senior politicians.
The ruling is expected to close a chapter on the high‑profile case that has attracted intense media scrutiny and political debate.
The court’s judgment was delivered by a bench that emphasized the importance of due process and the need to avoid hasty conclusions in matters involving public office holders.