Manmohan Singh passed away in December 2024. The proceedings arose out of allegations relating to the allocation of coal blocks during the UPA government, where it was alleged that Manmohan Singh, who was then also holding the Coal Ministry portfolio, had improperly approved the allocation of a coal block to Hindalco. On March 11, 2015, the Special CBI Court had rejected the CBI's closure reports and summoned former PM as an accused along with five others. Wednesday's judgment accepts the CBI's closure reports and brings the proceedings to a close. Reacting to the development, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, who also represented Manmohan Singh in the case, hailed the decision as a "moment of great satisfaction".