Supreme Court Ends Talabira‑II Coal Block Case, Shiv Sena Urges Political Redress

The Supreme Court’s decision to close the Talabira‑II coal block case removed the last legal hurdle facing former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The case, originally linked to a 2005 allocation of the Talabira‑2 mine to Hindalco, had seen multiple notices and a pending special court order since 2015. Shiv Sena’s editorial highlighted that the court’s clean‑chit vindicates Singh’s integrity and called on the government to offer a formal apology, stating that political opponents had exploited the allegations for over twenty years.