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. 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. Special cbi judge o p saini, whose court came into being on 14 march, 2011 for hearing 2g cases exclusively, also acquitted essar group promoters ravi kant ruia and anshuman ruia and six others in a separate case arising out of the 2g scam probe. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010.
Since spectrum was given late and not in 2008, license term is 19, not 20 years, loss is down to rs. Jul 30, 2019 the delhi high court on tuesday declined a cbi application seeking an early hearing of its appeal against former telecom minister a. All accused including a raja, k kanimozhi acquitted in 2g spectrum. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. 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. He is the only bread seller in the entire city, and everybody who wants to make sandwiches has to buy bread from him. Dec 21, 2017 2g spectrum judgement 2g spectrum verdict live updates.
It has given a clean cheat to the former telecom minister a. The court had asked the accused former telecom minister a raja, dmk. Since the 3g auctions were held in 2010, but 2g licenses were given in 2008, the timevalueof loss of spectrum is not rs. The judge said that he needs time to prepare the judgement. Feb 03, 2012 2g spectrum scam, dr subramanian swamy, india, natural resources, p chidambaram, public interest litigation, raja, scribd, subramanian swamy, supreme court, supreme court of india on 02022012 supreme court of india passed another landmark in the public interest litigation filed by center for public interest litigation and dr. It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee. 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. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. Lets understand the 2g scam with this intuitive analogy raja is a shopkeeper who sells bread.
Mar 11, 20 the 2g scam a short summary posted on march 11, 20 march 11, 20 by theconsiglieres mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on. Supreme court judgment 2g case blogs, comments and archive news on. Saini, has finally delivered his judgement on 21st december, 2017. Pronouncing the scathing judgement, cbi judge op saini said that there was no concrete evidence submitted against 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.
A special cbi court acquitted all 17 accused in the case relating to irregularities in the allocation of 2g spectrum. 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. The delhi high court on tuesday declined a cbi application seeking an early hearing of its appeal against former telecom minister a. The delhi high court on friday granted more time to former telecom minister a.
On 14 september 2018,it set aside the earlier judgement and left it to the parliament to enact suitable guidelines. The cancellation of telecom licences by the supreme court in 2012 in the 2g case prompted. The cag submits a report on 2g spectrum to the government, stating a loss of. Dec 23, 2017 2g is an abbreviation for secondgeneration wireless telephone technology. U faculty memers and prominently by mr prashant bhushan and subramanian swamy. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. 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. Some of the telcos whose licences have been cancelled also have 3 g lecenses. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet. Scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012.
Seven are in use by the company, and the remainder are overlapping licenses. Delhi high court refuses early hearing of cbi plea in 2g. Admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. Heres a chronology of events leading to the verdict.
In a stunning verdict in the 2g spectrum case, the cbi special court judge o. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. In an unprecedented development, all accused in the three cases related to the 2g spectrum allocation scam have been. In the 1552 page judgement, the judge has acquitted all the accused, including former telecom minister, a. From the time allegations of misappropriation during the bidding for allocation of 2g spectrum surfaced, till telecom minister a rajas ouster, high drama. 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.
The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet and. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. 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. Dec 21, 2017 pronouncing the scathing judgement, cbi judge op saini said that there was no concrete evidence submitted against the accused. Spectrum grab addresses the unanswered questions and conspiracy theories to piece together the story behind one of the biggest scandals of our times. But, as this column argued, governance after 2g, february 9, 2012 the supreme courts reasoning in that order was internally incoherent. 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. A raja and kanimozhi are the main people who are involved in this case. 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. 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. Raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and others in the 2g spectrum case to file. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre consultation comments preliminary of cuts to trai i.
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. The court adjourned the case against former telecom minister. A timeline of how the case progressed a special court pronounced its final verdict on december 21 in the 2g spectrum allocation scam, acquitting former telecom. It pertains to the alleged loss to the exchequer to the. The authority recommends that any licensee who seeks to get additional spectrum beyond 10 mhz in the existing 2g bands i. After the special cbi court acquitted all accused in the 2g spectrum scam, a look at the judgment and what happens next in the case. Start your daily mornings with times of india newspaper. Aug 10, 2019 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. Supreme court judgment 2g case latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Cong claims vindication, bjp says its no badge of honour the verdict in the 2g spectrum scam case has been delivered by a special. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum. Whether the policy governing spectrum allocation was arbitrary. As per the judgement, some people created a scam by artfully arranging a.
Some of such 3g operators would no longer have 2g licenses to go along with their statewise 3g licenses. Bjp leader subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the multicrore 2g spectrum allocation scam, on thursday said the government must immediately file an appeal against the acquittal of. The most awaited 2g spectrum judgement is to be declared today. Union of telecom ministry announced the policy decision to allocate spectrum. Sep 20, 2017 the special cbi court to pronounce verdict on october 25th in 2g spectrum case. 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. Full text of 2g scam judgement a raja, kanimozhi cbi special court. Availability of adequate frequency spectrum is essential not only for providing bandwidth to every operator but also for entry of additional operators. But when the file came from the minister, it was a modified. 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. The cbi special court judgement is contrary to the supreme.
Kanimozhi, a raja, 2g scam trial judgement 21 december 2017 cbi. A special cbi court acquitted all the accused in the 2g scam on december 21. Raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and others in the 2g spectrum case to file their replies to a cbi plea challenging their. Cbi special court to announce verdict on october 25. Rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. The word spectrum here refers to a range of radiowaves that are used for communication purposes.
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