The Supreme Court closes the coal block allocation case against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after accepting a CBI closure report. Multiple reports say a bench including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi, and V. Mohana reviewed the CBI’s decision to close the case and proceeded to end the criminal proceedings. The court holds that there are no cogent reasons to disregard the CBI closure report or to take cognisance of the case against Singh. Sources also state that the trial court had rejected or not accepted the CBI’s closure report, but the Supreme Court rules that the trial court lacked valid grounds for doing so. By accepting the closure report, the Supreme Court effectively gives relief to Singh in the criminal proceedings linked to the coal block allocation matter. The decision rests on the finding that the procedural and evidentiary basis for challenging the CBI’s closure was not sufficient, leading to the case being closed.