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. Raja, and all others in the 2g spectrum allocation case. The scam came to light almost seven years ago when the comptroller and. 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. Jan 11, 2018 a raja, one of the accused in 2g spectrum case.
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. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet and. The supreme court has further ordered trai to make fresh recommendations for grant of licenses by auction within two months to the government which shall take. Mar 11, 20 any particular mobile network will operate only on the frequencies its been allotted.
Performance audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum pdf. What subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the 2g case, said. Former telecom minister andimuthu raja, popularly called a raja, got acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case today along with 16 others. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. Case study on the supreme court ruling on the 2g spectrum scam in. Second generation 2g cellular telecom networks were commercially launched on the gsm standard in finland in 1991. Dec 21, 2017 a special court on december 21, 2017, acquitted former telecommunications minister, a. Dec 21, 2017 a delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests.
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. A special central bureau of investigation court on thursday acquitted all 19 accused in the 2g spectrum allocation case, which has sent a wave of. A special cbi court today said that the judgement date for the 2g spectrum allocation scam case will be announced on november 7. Mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in. Spectrum scam case spectrum allottees found to have taken undue advantage at the cost of public exchequer radio. 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. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum.
The 2g spectrum case judgment came as a shocker for the common man, but it was not completely unexpected for the prosecution the biggest scandal of political corruption in recent times, the 2g spectrum allotment of 2008 came to be seen as a symbol of what was wrong with the united progressive alliance government, and of crony capitalism and. Jun 24, 20 as per the judgement delivered in the 2g spectrum case, all licenses of sistema shyam tele services ltd were quashed. A special cbi court on thursday acquitted all 19 accused in the 2g spectrum allocation case, which has sent a wave of happiness among the congress party and the dmk members. The court adjourned the case against former telecom minister. All additional spectrum given to incumbents on or after january 10, 2008 have also been cancelled. The court issued production warrants to two accused karim morani. Former telecom minister a raja, along with 14 others, was the prime accused in the 2g scam case, and in the dock are three companies as well, namely swan. The trial in 2g spectrum scam, which cost thethen upa government heavily, began in 2011 after the court had framed charges against 17 accused in the cbis case.
The court was expected to declare the date of pronouncement of judgement today in three cases in the 2g spectrum scam, one of the most highprofile scams involving politicians and renowned industrialists. The first case in the 2g trial prosecuted by the cbi had 17 accused, while the second case pursued by the ed had 19 accused. A special cbi court on thursday acquitted all 18 accused including a raja and k kanimozhi in 2g spectrum allocation case. This is what court said in 2g spectrum case verdict. The court said the judgment is still not ready and will require more time. Raja is noteworthy as the largest political corruption case in modern indian history. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. As told by the congress party officials the arrest of mr. Cbi appeal infructuous in view of new antigraft law. However, the licenses of these companies remained effective for four months after the delivery of the judgement, as was provided by the court. Former director of the central bureau of investigation ap singh, who had supervised the probe into the 2g spectrum case investigation, on friday. But, as this column argued, governance after 2g, february 9, 2012 the supreme courts reasoning in that order was internally incoherent.
Dec 21, 2017 a special central bureau of investigation court on thursday acquitted all 19 accused in the 2g spectrum allocation case, which has sent a wave of happiness among the congress party and the dmk. Admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. The verdict took the telecom industry by surprise and left the government running for cover. Case study on the supreme court ruling on the 2g spectrum. A cbi special court in delhi on tuesday adjourned the date of verdict in 2g scam case to 5 december. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations trai. Some of such 3g operators would no longer have 2g licenses to go along with their statewise 3g licenses. The verdict was pronounced by the special cbi court in new delhi. As per the judgement delivered in the 2g spectrum case, all licenses of sistema shyam tele services ltd were quashed. Jun, 2012 the 2g spectrum financial scandal in the telecommunications and it ministry under a. 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. On nov 28, 2011, kanimozhi was granted bail by the delhi high court in the 2g case. Rcdai2009a0045 2g spectrum case on 21102009 under section 120b ipc and section 1d of the prevention of corruption act, 1988 against a former cabinet minister and others. Special judge op saini has been exclusively dealing with cases arising out of the 2g spectrum scam.
Special court probing 2g case to clarify date of judgment. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Charge by charge, how the case collapsed wheres the proof of wrongdoing, asked special judge o p saini. Even before the grant of regular bail, the accused had the benefit of an order of anticipatory bail for nearly eight months and the sole ground on which it was cancelled was a nondisclosure of the prosecution in the 2g spectrum case which has since ended in acquittal. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010.
The prosecution has miserably failed to prove its case, and all accused are acquitted, special cbi judge op saini is reported to have said while acquitting all accused in the 2g scam case. Service licence for short uas licence with 2g spectrum in 800, 900. On 02022012 supreme court of india passed another landmark in the public interest litigation filed by center for public interest litigation and dr. 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. Union of india, 2012 3 scc 1 constitution of india. All the accused in these cases have denied the allegations levelled against them by the cbi and the ed. As expressed by the leaders of the opposition parties the action of arrests are a little too late, but definitely better than never.
It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee. The third one had eight accused, including essar promoters. The practical lawyer centre for public interest litigation. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in the year 2008 under the able tutelage of the then telecom minister a. The union government of that time was accused of undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they used. State of telangana and another supreme court of india. Registration of fir the instant case was registered on 21.
Raja, which today we all identify as the 2g spectrum scam. The judge said that he needs time to prepare the judgement. Any particular mobile network will operate only on the frequencies its been allotted. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre. Former telecom minister a raja, rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 other accused have been acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case on thursday. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs.
A special cbi court is conducting the trial under this act. Nov 07, 2017 a cbi special court in delhi on tuesday adjourned the date of verdict in 2g scam case to 5 december. What subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the 2g case. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet. Following is the full text of the supreme court on 2g spectrum scam. Dec 21, 2017 a special cbi court on thursday acquitted all 18 accused including a raja and k kanimozhi in 2g spectrum allocation case. 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 verdict in the 2g spectrum scam case has been delivered by a special cbi court, acquitting all accused, including former telecom minister a raja and dmks kanimozhi. In normal basic telephone service, a pair of wires is used for communication. A special cbi court in delhi adjourned the 2g spectrum case matter and said that the verdict will be fixed on 5 december. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report.
Cbi registers case related to alleged irregularities in allocation of 2g spectrum. 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. The authority recommends that any licensee who seeks to get additional spectrum beyond 10 mhz in the existing 2g bands i. It will clarify the date of judgment on december 5. Raja and others in the 2g spectrum allocation scam is a case of the law taking its own course.
As per the judgement, some people created a scam by artfully arranging a. Dec 21, 2017 the prosecution has miserably failed to prove its case, and all accused are acquitted, special cbi judge op saini is reported to have said while acquitting all accused in the 2g scam case. Court for taking up causes of public interest and conducting public interest. The alleged modus operandi was telecom bandwidth being grossly undervalued and offered to a chosen few with vested interests, on a dubious firstcomefirstserved basis.
Whether the policy governing spectrum allocation was arbitrary. 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. Former telecom minister a raja has come out in open slamming his former boss exprime minister manmohan singh over his silence. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. Large crowds had stalled the court proceedings of the 2g scam earlier. Some of the telcos whose licences have been cancelled also have 3 g lecenses. The telecom spectrum, which is allotted to private players through the spectrum auction, was allotted by the upa government at throwaway prices to companies through corrupt and illegal means. Former telecom minister a raja has come out in open slamming his former boss. Only former telecom minister a raja and twothree other accused appeared before the court today.
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