A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. Asim ghosh was managing director of hutchison max telecom p limited and mr. However, the licenses of these companies remained effective for four months after the delivery of the judgement, as was provided by the court. As per the judgement, some people created a scam by artfully arranging a few selected facts and exaggerating things beyond. Dec 21, 2017 a delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. All accused including a raja, k kanimozhi acquitted in 2g spectrum.
In view of new antigraft lawcbi appeal infructuous, a raja to. Subramanian swamy calls it a bad judgment, asks pm modi to fight corruption on war footing 2g spectrum case verdict live updates. He reduces the deadline of application of 2g spectrum 01. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre. But, as this column argued, governance after 2g, february 9, 2012 the supreme courts reasoning in that order was internally incoherent. Scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012. The scam came to light almost seven years ago when the comptroller and. Whether the policy governing spectrum allocation was arbitrary. All additional spectrum given to incumbents on or after january 10, 2008 have also been cancelled. Heres a chronology of events leading to the verdict. Subramanian swamy calls it a bad judgment, asks pm modi to fight corruption on war footing. A special cbi court acquitted all 17 accused in the case relating to irregularities in the allocation of 2g spectrum.
Following is the full text of the supreme court on 2g spectrum scam. Read the full 1552page verdict a special cbi court pronounced former telecom minister a raja and all other accused in the case as innocent, citing lack of evidence from the prosecution. Dec 21, 2017 full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum allocation case not guilty, with these two words, special cbi judge op saini on thursday acquitted all 19 accused including former telecom minister a raja and dmk kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case on thursday. While the special cbi judge op saini has acquitted all the accused in the 2g scam case, find out 10 things to know about the fraud that costed the country rs 1. In doing so, he not only violated the law, committed several improprieties, but caused a loss to the exchequer of at least rs 40,000 crore. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. Jun 24, 20 as per the judgement delivered in the 2g spectrum case, all licenses of sistema shyam tele services ltd were quashed. Web title 2g spectrum scam cbi special bench to pronounce judgement today on a raja and kanimozhi news in hindi from navbharat times, til network. Kanimozhi, a raja, 2g scam trial judgement 21 december 2017 cbi. Supreme court has treated only one case as 2g spectrum case. Admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. Saini, has been a pleasant surprise to the accused.
Unfolding of a saga the statesman february 0607 i while we are still recovering from the shock verdict in the 2g scam, arguably one of the crudest examples. Holding that the 2g spectrum scam of 2008 was conjectured by some people, a cbi court on thursday acquitted former telecom minister a raja, dmk chie. Full text of judgments in 2g spectrum scam cases india news. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. This judgment does, unwittingly, dent the authority of the supreme court of india. Ahead of the 2g verdict later this month, news18 chronicles and explains in detail a scam which dealt the first blow to the credibility of the upa government. The 2g spectrum scandal involved officials in the government of india illegally undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would use to create 2g subscriptions for cell phones.
A special cbi court acquitted all the accused in the 2g scam on december 21. The cbi had alleged in its chargesheet that there was a loss of rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of licences for 2g spectrum. Former telecom minister a raja, rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 other accused have been acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case on. As per the judgement delivered in the 2g spectrum case, all licenses of sistema shyam tele services ltd were quashed. Sunil bharti mittal was chairmancummanaging director of bharti cellular limited, mr. It pertains to the alleged loss to the exchequer to the. Declaring the allotment of spectrum as unconstitutional and arbitrary, the court quashed all 122 licences issued in 2008 by the then minister for communications and it, a. Service licence for short uas licence with 2g spectrum in 800, 900 and 1800 mhz at the price fixed in 2001, which were approved by the department of telecommunications dot, were contrary to the decision. Why the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences. Full text of 2g scam judgement a raja, kanimozhi cbi special court. Cong claims vindication, bjp says its no badge of honour the verdict in the 2g spectrum scam case has been delivered by a special. The cag in its report that created an uproar when the upa was in power had estimated that the 2g scam had caused an astronomical loss of rs 1. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. Process of allotment of 2g spectrum along with uas licences initiated by department of telecom dot.
The court gave a clean chit to all the accused when, in fact, the. Final judgement in 2g spectrum scam case accused a raja. Full text of judgments in 2g spectrum scam cases a special today has acquitted 19 accused including former telecom minister a raja and dmk leader kanimozhi in cases relating to the 2g spectrum. Dec 24, 2017 a special cbi court in new delhi on thursday, december 21, acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. The delhi high court on tuesday declined a cbi application seeking an early hearing of its appeal against former telecom minister a. The authority recommends that any licensee who seeks to get additional spectrum beyond 10 mhz in the existing 2g bands i.
Quashing of 2g spectrum licences on february 20, 2012, the supreme court of india delivered a judgement on a pil directly related to the 2g spectrum scam. The delhi high court sets up special court to deal exclusively with 2g cases. This special segment brings to you analysis of 2g spectrum case verdict. Presentation on 2g spectrum authorstream presentation. Delhi high court refuses early hearing of cbi plea in 2g. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum.
A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the decision, the bjp appeared standoffish over the courts verdict. Dec 21, 2017 prosecution miserably failed to prove any charge. Cbi court pronounced its verdict in the 2g spectrum allocation scam case. It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee. A raja and kanimozhi are the main people who are involved in this case. Get realtime alerts and all the news on your phone with. On completion of investigation, cbi filed charge sheet in the court on 02. At the same time, the learned special judge also found that mr. A raja and kanimozhi acquitted along with others by delhi court. Full text of 2g scam judgement a raja, kanimozhi cbi. On the 2nd of february 2012, the supreme court of india, in response to a public interest litigation pil, cancelled all 122 telecom licenses granted in 2008 and directed that the spectrum linked with these licenses be. Read both judgements and the full verdict of the trial below pdf. Final judgement in 2g spectrum scam case accused a raja and kanimozhi.
Dec 22, 2017 scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012. It relates to the granting of 2g spectrum licence allocations in 200708 which caused, according to a. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre consultation comments preliminary of cuts to trai i. The government awarded 122 telecom licenses with 2g spectrum in january 2008 at 2001 rates rs 1,685 crore ignoring the current market value of the spectrum. Raja and others acquittal in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010. Dealing a major blow to the congressled united progressive alliance upa government the supreme court on thursday cancelled all 122 telecom licences allotted under the 2g spectrum on or after january 10, 2008. Ravi ruia was a director in sterling cellular limited, who used to chair the meetings of its board. Raja sold licenses 2g spectrum to a handful of arbitrarily selected 120 out of 575 companies in january 2008 at a bargain basement 2001 price. It is further stated that all orders issued by central government, government of nct of delhi and honble delhi high court regarding the creation of this court also treated only one case as 2g spectrum case and the cbi also treated only one case as 2g spectrum case. Cag submits report on 2g spectrum to government stating loss of rs 1. The government awarded 122 telecom licenses for 2g spectrum in january 2008 at 2001 rates rs 1,685 crore ignoring the current market value of the spectrum which was potentially high. Dec 21, 2017 2g spectrum judgement 2g spectrum verdict live updates.
Start your daily mornings with times of india newspaper. Read both judgements and the full verdict of the trial below pdf format. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report. A special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. A special cbi court in new delhi on thursday, december 21, acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Performance audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum pdf. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet and.
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