All coal licenses issued since 1993 are illegal says the Supreme Court adding that the process of allocations lacked transparency; the JD-U, RJD, Congress alliance win 6 of 10 Bihar by-elections while in Karnataka, the Congress wins in Bellary; and with green activists challenging the constitution of the National Wildlife Board, the top court asks the government to respond as 140 projects are put on hold. All this and more in our news wrap of the day.