A special cbi court on thursday acquitted all 18 accused including a raja and k kanimozhi in 2g spectrum allocation case. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam. Full text of judgments in 2g spectrum scam cases india news. Dec 21, 2017 a delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. The trial in the third case, arising out of the 2g scam probe, was conducted against essar promoters and six others. May 19, 2019 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. 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. The spectral efficiency of 4g coupled with mimo is such that refarming 850 mhz or 900 mhz spectrum from 2g to 4g with 4x4mimo delivers a 15. Raja and others acquittal in the 2g spectrum allocation case.
The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under 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. The 2g supreme court judgment the centre for internet. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam in india. Cbi appeal infructuous in view of new antigraft law. What subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the 2g case. Spectrum grab addresses the unanswered questions and conspiracy theories to piece together the story behind one of the biggest scandals of our times. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum. Dec 23, 2019 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th.
What subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the 2g case, said about the verdict the then prime minister angle the court observed issue of grant of licences and issuance of letter of. 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. The benefits of technology neutral spectrum licences. Delhi high court refuses early hearing of cbi plea in 2g. Mar 29, 2020 the 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. Dec 21, 2017 prosecution miserably failed to prove any charge. Most of us know the following with reference to the 2 gspectrum scam. Dec 23, 2017 2g is an abbreviation for secondgeneration wireless telephone technology. The cag submits a report on 2g spectrum to the government, stating a loss of.
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. Heres a chronology of events leading to the verdict. A special court on december 21, 2017 had acquitted raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and others in cbi and ed cases related to the scam. 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. 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. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report. 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. Spectrum is a scarce resource and efficient use of spectrum is one of the key objectives of spectrum management. 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. Regretting that the case before the trial court had not culminated in conviction of the accused, mehta said it was very unfortunate that the high court is. The word spectrum here refers to a range of radiowaves that are used for communication purposes. Cbi appeal infructuous in view of new antigraft law, a raja tells hc 27 jan, 2020, 10.
Introducing radio spectrum 19 19 this signal spreads out and a small proportion is captured by the antenna of the receiving device, which then decodes the information. The scam came to light almost seven years ago when the comptroller and. 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. To this it further added prices for dual technology and extra spectrum to reach the figure of rs 1. Regretting that the case before the trial court had not culminated in conviction of the accused, mehta said it was very unfortunate that the high court is now required to consider appeal against their acquittal. 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. He was one of the main person who was charged in the 2g scam case. Bjp leader subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the multicrore 2g spectrum allocation scam, on thursday said the govern.
The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam in. Spectralefficiency of 3g and 2g are comparable, and therefore, concluded that 3g price should be the currentpricefor 2g spectrum in 2010. In an unprecedented development, all accused in the three cases related to the 2g spectrum allocation scam have been. A special cbi court acquitted all 17 accused in the case relating to irregularities in the allocation of 2g spectrum. The case was investigated by the central bureau of investigation which filed an 80,000 page chargesheet before the trial court. Since the 3g auctions were held in 2010, but 2g spectrum was given in 2008, the time value of loss of spectrum is not rs. From the time allegations of misappropriation during the bidding for allocation of 2g spectrum surfaced, till telecom minister a rajas ouster, high drama.
Subramanian swamy, a former union cabinet minister, a harvardeducated ec. Lets understand the 2g scam with this intuitive analogy raja is a shopkeeper who sells bread. The supreme court today said issues related to the 2g spectrum case were highly sensitive and no officer investigating the matter should be under any cloud on a petition against an enforcement. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. The 1800 mhz spectrum auctioned were cancelled by the supreme court, following the 2g spectrum case. The cbi had named them in its charge sheet on 12 december, 2011, alleging they had cheated the department of telecommunication by using loop telecom as a front to secure 2g licences in 2008. 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.
Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre consultation comments preliminary of cuts to trai i. Presentation on 2g spectrum authorstream presentation. Full text of judgments in 2g spectrum scam cases india. Nov 18, 2017 watch this video to know about the independent indias biggest political scam 2g spectrum scandal which led the downfall of upa ii. On 21 december 2017, a special central bureau of investigation cbi court pronounced its verdict in the 2g spectrum allocation scam case. Supreme court has treated only one case as 2g spectrum case. The supreme court today said issues related to the 2g spectrum case were highly sensitive and no officer investigating the matter should be under any cloud on a. For a quick understanding of the scam, read this shorter explainer by shalini singh, reporter who broke the story. The case involved the allegations of mr raja misleading the prime minister.
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. He is the only bread seller in the entire city, and everybody who wants to make sandwiches has to buy bread from him. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. 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. A special court is likely to decide the fate of former telecom minister a raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and several others in the muchanticipated 2g spectrum allocation scam cases. 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. Verdict of supreme court on 2g spectrum allocations pre. In normal basic telephone service, a pair of wires is used for communication. At present the 2 g spectrum scam is the hot case going on in indian political stage. 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.
Apr 25, 2020 to this it further added prices for dual technology and extra spectrum to reach the figure of rs 1. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on. 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. The allegation relates to the fact that telecom minister a raja. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. The delhi high court on tuesday declined a cbi application seeking an early hearing of its appeal against former telecom minister a. Title here, i feel that 2g spectrum case is more suitable in terms of precision and conciseness. In 2014, the dot auctioned 2g telecom spectrum in the frequency range of 900mhz and 1800 mhz. Raja sold licenses2g spectrum to a handful of arbitrarily selected 120 out of 575 companies in january 2008 at a bargain basement 2001 price. Watch this video to know about the independent indias biggest political scam 2g spectrum scandal which led the downfall of upa ii. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. This led to further petitions, and an investigation began in on 21 decemberthe special court in new delhi acquitted all accused in the 2g spectrum case including prime accused a raja and kanimozhi. The received signal is incredibly weak often only one part in a trillion of what was transmitted.
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