The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on. 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. Scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012. Cbi appeal infructuous in view of new antigraft law, a raja tells hc. Raja sold licenses2g spectrum to a handful of arbitrarily selected 120 out of 575 companies in january 2008 at a bargain basement 2001 price. Subramanian swamy, a former union cabinet minister, a harvardeducated ec. In his book, raja describes the scene inside the cbi office soon after the news was broken to him. 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 on thursday acquitted all 18 accused including a raja and k kanimozhi in 2g spectrum allocation case. The comptroller and auditor general cag report on the allotment of 2g spectrum.
Raja belonging to dmk party, a major ally in the united progressive alliance headed by the all india congress party. 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 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. This is one among the biggest scam in the history of political india which involved politicians and government officials against law undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would then use to create 2g spectrum subscriptions for cell phones. The word spectrum here refers to a range of radiowaves that are used for communication purposes.
Orchestrated by the politicians and bureaucrats, it is one of the biggest ever scams in the indian history. On 16th november 2010, the comptroller and auditor general of india cag, the supreme auditing body of the country came out with its report on the issuance of licenses and allocation of 2g spectrum by the department of telecom. 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. Full text of judgments in 2g spectrum scam cases india. On the 2nd of february 2012, the supreme court of india, in.
Case study on the supreme court ruling on the 2g spectrum scam. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report. Will the indian judiciary take action against the wrongdoers in the spectrum scam. Full text of special cbi courts judgment in 2g spectrum. Andimuthu raja born as sathyaseelar on 26 october 1963 popularly known as a raja is an indian politician from the dravida munnetra kazhagam dmk political party. Watch this video to know about the independent indias biggest political scam 2g spectrum scandal which led the downfall of upa ii. On completion of investigation, cbi filed charge sheet in the court on 02.
Performance audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum pdf. Hearing deferred, date for final verdict now on december 5. A special cbi court acquitted all 17 accused in the case relating to irregularities in the allocation of 2g spectrum. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and business organizations as a whole. 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. Business ethics also known as corporate ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. The scam came to light almost seven years ago when the comptroller and. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. Former telecom minister a rajas new book 2g saga unfolds is published by haranand publications pvt. The comptroller and auditor general cag in its report on the 2g spectrum scam has indicted telecom minister a. The government awarded 122 telecom licenses with 2g spectrum in january 2008 at. A special cbi court acquitted all the accused in the 2g scam on december 21.
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. 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. A special court in delhi that was expected to announce the date for final verdict in the 2g spectrum allocation scam case today has deferred the hearing for december 5, 2017. 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. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in spectrum value. On 16th november 2010, the comptroller and auditor general of india cag, the supreme auditing body of the country came out. A delhi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. A special court deferred hearing in the 2g spectrum scam cases in which former telecom minister a raja and dmk mp kanimozhi are among the accused. He is the only bread seller in the entire city, and everybody who wants to make sandwiches has to buy bread from him. 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. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam. The first objective and complete book on the 2g scam, spectrum grab is an engaging account of the scandal that has rocked the indian government and shocked its people. Lets understand the 2g scam with this intuitive analogy raja is a shopkeeper who sells bread.
Senior advocate abhishek m singhvi, appearing for raja, told the court that the graft charges levelled against. Former telecom minister a raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and all other accused were today acquitted in the politicallysensitive 2g spectrum allocation scam cases by. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. Presentation on 2g spectrum authorstream presentation. Understanding the 2g spectrum scam qrius formerly the. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. 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. Secondgeneration wireless telephone technology 2g is relatively new technology in the field of mobile. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. In 2008 the supreme court of india revoked the 2g spectrum licences issued to many local and international companies because of major violations in the granting procedure by the telecom ministry.
The discussion around the reactions to the 2g spectrum scam became known in the. Issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum by the department of telecommunications i. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. Bjp leader subramanian swamy, the man who exposed the multicrore 2g spectrum allocation scam, on thursday said the government must immediately file an. 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.
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