Supreme Court stays summons to Manmohan Singh in coal scam case

In a major relief to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the summons issued by a special court in a coal scam case.

The apex court bench of Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice C Nagappan stayed the summons by the special court holding trial of coal scam cases as senior counsel Kapil Sibal questioning the March 11 order summoning Manmohan Singh asked where was the act of illegallity.

While staying the summons issued by the special court, the court issued notice to the CBI on a batch of petitions challenging the March 11 order.

Along with the former prime minister, the court also stayed the summons against former coal secretary PC Parakh and D Bhattacharya.