2g spectrum judgement pdf files

Cbi files its first charge sheet in the 2g spectrum allocation scam. The verdict was pronounced by the special cbi court in new delhi. Table 1 summarizes the increase in demand of spectrum and number of spectrum bands for each mobile generation true. 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.

Efforts would be made for relocating frequency bands assigned earlier to defence and others. 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. 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. Dec 22, 2017 in 2011, time magazine included indias 2g spectrum allocation scam in its list of top 10 abuses of power. 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.

Any particular mobile network will operate only on the frequencies its been allotted. 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. Compensation for relocation may be provided out of spectrum fee and revenue share. It will also require huge bandwidths and low latencies delay. 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. A special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. But, as this column argued, governance after 2g, february 9, 2012 the supreme courts reasoning in that order was internally incoherent. A special court on december 21, 2017, acquitted former telecommunications minister, a. 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. Spectrum grab addresses the unanswered questions and conspiracy theories to piece together the story behind one of the biggest scandals of our times. This can be done only under article 7 of the constitution, where the court refused to give an opinion. 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.

Cbi files fir against unknown officers of dot and unknown private persons companies and others. Along with kanimozhi and raja, all the other accused in the case including quite a few corporate hotshots were too given a clean chit. 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. Rules and procedures flouted while issuing licenses. Former telecom minister a raja and dmk lawmaker kanimozhi have been acquitted in the 2g scam that shook the country in 2011.

Click here to read the full judgment in the ed vs a. Some of such 3g operators would no longer have 2g licenses to go along with their statewise 3g licenses. The court adjourned the case against former telecom minister. Dec 23, 2017 admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. Availability of adequate frequency spectrum is essential not only for providing bandwidth to every operator but also for entry of additional operators. 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. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in.

Ed files appeal against 2g case verdict which acquitted raja and all others. All accused including a raja, k kanimozhi acquitted in 2g spectrum case. Cag submits report on 2g spectrum to government stating loss of rs 1. Anticorruption litigation in the supreme court of india. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre. Admittedly, the 2g case before the supreme court involved a different issue. Start your daily mornings with times of india newspaper. 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. He is the only bread seller in the entire city, and everybody who wants to make sandwiches has to buy bread from him.

Whether the policy governing spectrum allocation was arbitrary. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. Cbi has raided a rajas house, not once, not twice, but innumerable times. 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. After the telecom commission approved the recommendation, the same was forwarded to the telecom minister who gave his final approval on 05. Governance and public policy 2g spectrum scamgovernance and publicpolicy2g spectrum scam date. 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. The union government of that time was accused of undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they used.

Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum allocation case. 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. Cbi files second charge sheet and court issues summons to kanimozhi, sharad kumar and karim morani taking cognizance of the charge sheet. On nov 28, 2011, kanimozhi was granted bail by the delhi high court in the 2g case. Former finance minister chidambaram, reacting to the 2g spectrum scam verdict, said he will not discuss on the actual judgement. Following is the full text of the supreme court on 2g spectrum scam. Two more persons asif balwa and rajeev agarwal arrested. 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. Indeed, in a country where corruption allegations are a dime a dozen, the 2g scam.

Service licence for short uas licence with 2g spectrum in 800, 900. Zero loss theory back, cag says read 2g book india news times of india. It was delivered on the cases lodged by cbi and enforcement directorate against a raja, kanimozhi and others. Lets understand the 2g scam with this intuitive analogy raja is a shopkeeper who sells bread. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in spectrum value. As per the judgement, some people created a scam by artfully arranging a few. Kanimozhi, a raja, 2g scam trial judgement 21 december 2017 cbi. It is a widely held belief that this was the beginning of the end of the manmohan singhled upa government. Mobile and allied networks work on specific frequencies allotted to each operator in a band of frequencies known as a spectrum.

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. Mar 20, 2018 a special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. Jun, 2012 on nov 28, 2011, kanimozhi was granted bail by the delhi high court in the 2g case. All additional spectrum given to incumbents on or after january 10, 2008 have also been cancelled. 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. It pertains to the alleged loss to the exchequer to the. 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. 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. 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.

First of all, it was miscalculated to be a notional loss, not even a real loss. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet. Click here to read the full judgment in the cbi vs a. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. Dec 21, 2017 2g spectrum judgement 2g spectrum verdict live updates. 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. It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee.

Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum. Raja, and all others in the 2g spectrum allocation case. 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. 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. Mar 11, 20 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, rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 other accused have been acquitted in the 2g spectrum scam case on thursday. All about advisory jurisdiction of supreme court of india. Sistema secures cdma spectrum in 8 circles for rs 3,639 cr.

In 2011, time magazine included indias 2g spectrum allocation scam in its list of top 10 abuses of power. 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. 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. 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. Some of the telcos whose licences have been cancelled also have 3 g lecenses. One such allocation in the 2g network spectrum took place in india in. Department of telecommunications dot initiates the process of allotment of 2g spectrum and licences. The what, why, how and what next of the case involving a raja and kanimozhi india fp staff dec 21, 2017 19. The delhi high court sets up special court to deal exclusively with 2g cases. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum allocation case not guilty, with these two words, special cbi. 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.