It was proclaimed by the supreme court that the assignment of spectrum as unconstitutional and arbitrary and quashed all 122 licenses. Dec 25, 2010 this became even more evident in 2010 when the government was able to raise more than rs. Chapter 5 attempts to highlight the various indicators available to assess the. 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. Since the 3g auctions were held in 2010, but 2g spectrum was given in.
Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on tuesday. Secondgeneration wireless telephone technology 2g is relatively new technology in the field of mobile. Email required address never made public name required website. Case study on the supreme court ruling on the 2g spectrum. Why the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences. 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. Raja belonging to dmk party, a major ally in the united progressive alliance headed by the all india congress party. One of the worst affected companies was norways telenor communications company, which was involved with a local company in a joint venture, uninor.
It seems that india has been taken over by corrupt politicians in alliance with corrupt bureaucrats and businessmen. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. A special cbi court acquitted all the accused in the 2g scam on december 21. The central bureau of investigation cbi on monday charged kanimozhi, a member of parliament mp and daughter of dravida munnetra kazhagam dmk partys head karunanidhi, with handling bribes in multibillion dollar telecoms scandal that has weakened the government and put off some foreign investors. Cag report on 2g scam here are some of the points made by the cag report. From the time allegations of misappropriation during the bidding for allocation of 2g spectrum surfaced, till telecom minister a rajas ouster, high drama. Raja claimed 2g spectrum and 3g spectrum were not comparable just as basmati rice was not comparable to rice from the pds public distribution system. At present the 2 g spectrum scam is the hot case going on in indian political stage. The brunt of the accusation against raja in the 2g scam is 1 that pricing for the spectrum had not been raised to accommodate new market conditions. Since 3g spectrum is three times more efficient than 2g, the loss is further down to rs. On the 2nd of february 2012, the supreme court of india, in. 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. Coalgate coal allocation scam or coalgate is a major political scandal regarding the allocation of coal blocks to public sector entities and private companies, without competitive bidding.
The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam that the politicians and private officials under the. 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. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Dec 21, 2017 prosecution miserably failed to prove any charge. Presentation on 2g spectrum authorstream presentation. Subramanian swamy, a former union cabinet minister, a harvardeducated ec. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam in india. 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 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 delhi court acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a. A brief summary of the status of the 2 g spectrum scam. Cbi deploys asg tushar to bolster 2g appeal times of india. Read the latest news and updates on 2g spectrum scam, 2g spectrum scam information at business standard.
Will the indian judiciary take action against the wrongdoers in the spectrum scam. The scam came to light after the comptroller and auditor general of india cag accused. Such governance relies on harmonious administrative protocols with amicable adherence amongst all the stakeholders. Please discuss this issue on the articles talk page. Hearing deferred, date for final verdict now on december 5. First of all, it was miscalculated to be a notional loss, not even a real loss. A chronology of what is known to be indias biggest scam while dmk supporters and congress leaders hailed the. Entry fee for spectrum licenses in 2008 pegged at 2001 prices. If you have opted to buy the pdf version of the case study, you will receive a link to download the file, after the transaction is successfully completed. Find the latest headlines and stories for 2g spectrum scam.
On 2nd february, 2011 all the details of the total amount of profit, loss, and noloss were put to rest based on public interest litigation pil concerned to the 2g spectrum scam in the supreme court of india. Orchestrated by the politicians and bureaucrats, it is one of the biggest ever scams in the indian history. Senior advocate abhishek m singhvi, appearing for raja, told the court that the graft charges levelled against. Cbi acb report on 2g spectrum scam involving a raja, b. Case study on the supreme court ruling on the 2g spectrum scam.
It was claimed that the magnitude of the scam was 2,867,800,000,000 rupee. 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. 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. View photos and videos about 2g spectrum scam from the times of india. 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. Scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in. Raja 1,80,000 crore 2g telecom scam page promoted by aiadmk students wing. With the outbreak of the 2g spectrum scam, the following ethical issues on the part of the government, regulatory bodies, media and industry came into the forefront. A special court will deliver its verdict in the 2g spectrum scam. Raja and dmk rajya sabha member kanimozhi in the 2g spectrum allocation case. 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 discussion around the reactions to the 2g spectrum scam became known in the. Sep 03, 2011 the comptroller and auditor general cag of india has contended that a by underpricing second generation 2g spectrum, b by allowing companies to use two competing technologies the global system of mobile gsm communications and the code division multiple access cdma technology with the same licence, and c by allocating.
On 29 may 2012, prime minister manmohan singh offered to give up his public life if found guilty in this scam. 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. He was a member of the 15th lok sabha representing the nilgiris constituency of tamil nadu and had been elected to house for four times since 1996. This piece is being republished from the quints archives in light of the verdict in the 2g spectrum scam on thursday, 21 december, which acquitted all 17 accused in the case. Raja is an advocate by profession and he did his masters from government law. 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. Audit report on the issue of licences and allocation of 2g spectrum pdf. Cbi has raided a rajas house, not once, not twice, but innumerable times. 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. Minister explaining in detail how he wants to deal with the. 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. Former telecom minister a raja, one of the accused in the 2g spectrum scam cases, at patiala house courts in new delhi on.
Dec 22, 2017 scroll if there was no 2g scam, why did the supreme court cancel 122 spectrum licences in 2012. Media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by. The special court has deferred hearing on the final judgment in the cases till december 5. In february 2007, hutch sold its 67% equity to vodafone at rs 75,000 cr signaling substantial increase in spectrum value. 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. 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. An important objective of this policy decision to delink the prices of spectrum from the issue of licence and devise an efficient allocation formula for spectrum along with an appropriate price, remained unachieved. 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. Understanding the 2g spectrum scam qrius formerly the. Truth behind the 2g spectrum scam recent scams in india not only tell about the free loot of scarce national resources but also show the power of having big surnames like tatas, birlas and ambanis. Raja sold licenses2g spectrum to a handful of arbitrarily selected 120 out of 575 companies in january 2008 at a bargain basement 2001 price.
Feb 14, 2018 cbi deploys asg tushar to bolster 2g appeal. He reduces the deadline of application of 2g spectrum 01. 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. The 2g scam was a major election issue in the tamil nadu assembly election and the 2014 lok sabha election. Cbi appeal infructuous in view of new antigraft law, a raja tells hc. Twog 2g spectrum scam tapes and followup bharat rakshak. The union government of that time was accused of undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they used. Apr 30, 2012 media coverage of the report and license allocation, hyped as the 2g scam, was followed by public outrage and protests. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. And the coal allocation scam is the biggest scam ever detected in the country as in this scam the country suffered a loss of 1.
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