New Delhi:
A Delhi court has ruled that billionaire Anil Ambani and his wife Tina will have to testify in the telecom case, also referred to as the 2G scam, as prosecution witnesses.
Defence lawyers say they will challenge the decision to summon the Ambanis as witnesses for the prosecution.
Mr Ambani is chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Amabani Group; three senior executives from his telecom firm, Reliance Telecom Limited were arrested in 2011 for allegedly using another company called Swan Telecom to get licenses and frequency beyond their permissible quota.
The CBI is investigating the scam that centres on whether mobile network licenses and accompanying second-generation airwaves were given at sweetheart deals to ineligible companies in 2008 by A Raja, who was then Telecom Minister.
Earlier this week, the CBI said in court that Mr Ambani, as a prosecution witness, can help explain the actions of his executives, Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair, who are on bail.
The agency also said that Mrs Ambani presided over meetings where key decisions related to Swan Telecom were taken.
The promoters of Swan, Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, were also arrested in 2011 and were later granted bail.
Defence lawyers say they will challenge the decision to summon the Ambanis as witnesses for the prosecution.
Mr Ambani is chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Amabani Group; three senior executives from his telecom firm, Reliance Telecom Limited were arrested in 2011 for allegedly using another company called Swan Telecom to get licenses and frequency beyond their permissible quota.
The CBI is investigating the scam that centres on whether mobile network licenses and accompanying second-generation airwaves were given at sweetheart deals to ineligible companies in 2008 by A Raja, who was then Telecom Minister.
Earlier this week, the CBI said in court that Mr Ambani, as a prosecution witness, can help explain the actions of his executives, Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair, who are on bail.
The agency also said that Mrs Ambani presided over meetings where key decisions related to Swan Telecom were taken.
The promoters of Swan, Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, were also arrested in 2011 and were later granted bail.
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