Sistema secures cdma spectrum in 8 circles for rs 3,639 cr. Former finance minister chidambaram, reacting to the 2g spectrum scam verdict, said he will not discuss on the actual judgement. The verdict was pronounced by the special cbi court in new delhi. Jun, 2012 on nov 28, 2011, kanimozhi was granted bail by the delhi high court in the 2g case. A special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum allocation case not guilty, with these two words, special cbi. In a draft report issued in march 2014, the comptroller and auditor general of india cag office accused the government of india of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period. Department of telecommunications dot initiates the process of allotment of 2g spectrum and licences.
All about advisory jurisdiction of supreme court of india. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the united progressive alliance coalition government in india were accused of committing. Swamy, then janata party president, was among many who knocked the court doors seeking a probe into the alleged multicrore scam in allocating 2g spectrum. Start your daily mornings with times of india newspaper. Spectrum grab addresses the unanswered questions and conspiracy theories to piece together the story behind one of the biggest scandals of our times. Zero loss theory back, cag says read 2g book india news times of india.
Mar 20, 2018 a special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. Dec 22, 2017 in 2011, time magazine included indias 2g spectrum allocation scam in its list of top 10 abuses of power. Anticorruption litigation in the supreme court of india legal remedies for grand corruption this paper is the second in a series examining the challenges and opportunities facing civil society groups that seek to develop innovative legal approaches to expose and punish grand corruption. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in. Cbi files second charge sheet and court issues summons to kanimozhi, sharad kumar and karim morani taking cognizance of the charge sheet. He is the only bread seller in the entire city, and everybody who wants to make sandwiches has to buy bread from him.
Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum. Availability of adequate frequency spectrum is essential not only for providing bandwidth to every operator but also for entry of additional operators. 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. It relates to the granting of 2g spectrum licence allocations in 200708 which caused, according to a report by the comptroller and auditor general of india cag, a loss of rs 1.
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. This can be done only under article 7 of the constitution, where the court refused to give an opinion. But, it is discovered that the said biggest scam that was said to be associated with the highest people in the govt is not true sic, he said. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in. The govt questioned supreme courts authority over ruling against the firstcome firstserved policy but stayed away from challenging the cancellation of 122 licences issued during the tenure of a raja as telecom minister. The delhi high court sets up special court to deal exclusively with 2g cases. Feb 03, 2012 on 02022012 supreme court of india passed another landmark in the public interest litigation filed by center for public interest litigation and dr. Wherein the court dealt with many questions regarding 2g scam and one question particularly whether the government has the right to alienate, transfer or distribute natural resourcesnational assets otherwise than. After the telecom commission approved the recommendation, the same was forwarded to the telecom minister who gave his final approval on 05. 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. Seven are in use by the company, and the remainder are overlapping licenses. In 2011, time magazine included indias 2g spectrum allocation scam in its list of top 10 abuses of power. Kanimozhi, a raja, 2g scam trial judgement 21 december 2017 cbi.
First of all, it was miscalculated to be a notional loss, not even a real loss. Former telecom minister a raja and dmk lawmaker kanimozhi have been acquitted in the 2g scam that shook the country in 2011. Along with kanimozhi and raja, all the other accused in the case including quite a few corporate hotshots were too given a clean chit. Two more persons asif balwa and rajeev agarwal arrested. Table 1 summarizes the increase in demand of spectrum and number of spectrum bands for each mobile generation true. The scam relates to the granting of 2g spectrum licence allocations in 200708 which caused, according to a report by the comptroller and auditor general of india, a loss of rs 1. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. It will also require huge bandwidths and low latencies delay. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre. Rules and procedures flouted while issuing licenses. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet. Raja, and all others in the 2g spectrum allocation case. As per the judgement, some people created a scam by artfully arranging a few.
A landmark judgement by supreme court on the one of the high profile case of the corruption in which ministers and the government are facing allegations for default issuance of 2g licences to the telecom companies. Archived from the original on 23 december archived from the original on in fact, the s tel had withdrawn its case from the apex court in marchtwo years after the government had allocated all 2g licences. Some of such 3g operators would no longer have 2g licenses to go along with their statewise 3g licenses. Following is the full text of the supreme court on 2g spectrum scam. On 02022012 supreme court of india passed another landmark in the public interest litigation filed by center for public interest litigation and dr. Some of the telcos whose licences have been cancelled also have 3 g lecenses.
Oct 25, 2017 the date for the judgement in the 2g spectrum allocation case will be announced on 7 november, said a special cbi court on 25 october. In an unprecedented development, all accused in the three cases related to the 2g spectrum allocation scam have been acquitted by a special cbi cour. Indeed, in a country where corruption allegations are a dime a dozen, the 2g scam. Admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. Spectrum grab goes into the roots of the 2g affair and reveals how the unscrupulous nexus between government, business and the bureaucracy destroyed the promise of the telecom sector. Sahiba sanan hrlp029 monika sahni hrlp022 raman girdhar hrlp033 pratibha sangwan hrlp012 pradeepan n mlp020 prasoon malviya mlp017 anurag kanoongo mlp015 this paper is a brief representation of facts. All additional spectrum given to incumbents on or after january 10, 2008 have also been cancelled. On nov 28, 2011, kanimozhi was granted bail by the delhi high court in the 2g case. But, as this column argued, governance after 2g, february 9, 2012 the supreme courts reasoning in that order was internally incoherent. Cbi has raided a rajas house, not once, not twice, but innumerable times. Dec 21, 2017 former telecom minister a raja and dmk lawmaker kanimozhi have been acquitted in the 2g scam that shook the country in 2011. Anticorruption litigation in the supreme court of india.
It is a widely held belief that this was the beginning of the end of the manmohan singhled upa government. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. Mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum. It pertains to the alleged loss to the exchequer to the. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum allocation case. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Ed files appeal against 2g case verdict which acquitted raja and all others. Lets understand the 2g scam with this intuitive analogy raja is a shopkeeper who sells bread. Cag submits report on 2g spectrum to government stating loss of rs 1. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. Dec 21, 2017 2g spectrum judgement 2g spectrum verdict live updates. Dec 23, 2017 admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. 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.
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. Full text of 2g scam judgement a raja, kanimozhi cbi special court. The date for the judgement in the 2g spectrum allocation case will be announced on 7 november, said a special cbi court on 25 october. The court adjourned the case against former telecom minister. Any particular mobile network will operate only on the frequencies its been allotted.
Special cbi judge op saini said in his judgement today that the prosecution had 2gg to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in spectrum value. All accused including a raja, k kanimozhi acquitted in 2g spectrum case. Compensation for relocation may be provided out of spectrum fee and revenue share.
A special court on december 21, 2017, acquitted former telecommunications minister, a. The what, why, how and what next of the case involving a raja and kanimozhi india fp staff dec 21, 2017 19. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. Former telecom minister a raja, rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 other accused have been acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case on thursday. Cbi files its first charge sheet in the 2g spectrum allocation scam. 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. Cbi files fir against unknown officers of dot and unknown private persons companies and others. Coal allocation scam or coalgate is a major political scandal concerning the indian governments allocation of the nations coal deposits to public sector enterprise pses and private companies. Click here to read the full judgment in the ed vs a. Sahiba sanan hrlp029 monika sahni hrlp022 raman girdhar hrlp033 pratibha sangwan hrlp012 pradeepan n mlp020 prasoon malviya mlp017 anurag kanoongo mlp015 this paper is a brief representation of facts and analysis of 2g spectrum scamschool. It was delivered on the cases lodged by cbi and enforcement directorate against a raja, kanimozhi and others.
Governance and public policy 2g spectrum scamgovernance and publicpolicy2g spectrum scam date. The union government of that time was accused of undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they used. Unitech wireless, charged in the 2g telecom spectrum scam, on monday defended itself in the trial court, arguing there was no evidence to suggest it had influenced the controversial change in the cutoff date for license applications in 2007 to september 25. Efforts would be made for relocating frequency bands assigned earlier to defence and others. Service licence for short uas licence with 2g spectrum in 800, 900. Mar 11, 20 mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum. Whether the policy governing spectrum allocation was arbitrary. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010. Click here to read the full judgment in the cbi vs a.