2g Presidential Reference

• Auctioning resources not necessary, says Supreme Court, but public good is

  The Supreme Court today clarified that it does not believe that all national resources must be auctioned -the opinion, delivered by five judges, provides relief for the government, partly because it accepts that the government has the right to decide policy, and also because it emphasised that "revenue maximisation cannot be the only way to serve ...

• First Come First Served policy is fine but its implementation in allotting 2G is flawed, says Supreme Court

  The Chief Justice of India made a strong observation in the Supreme Court today saying the 2G spectrum was allocated on the distorted First Come First Served Policy. He said, "We find First Come First Served (FCFS) Policy is fine, but the implementation is flawed." This came during the hearing of 2G Presidential reference by a five judge constitu...

• The 2G verdict impact; Supreme Court to hear Centre's Presidential Reference today

  A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will today begin hearing the Centre's Presidential Reference that is seeking to know if its judgement in the 2G case, makes it mandatory for the Central government to 'auction' all natural resources. A Presidential Reference is a constitutional provision by which the government can seek the opi...

• 2G case: Top 10 developments on Presidential Reference

  The Supreme Court on Friday opened hearings on a Presidential Reference sought by the government.

• 2G case: Supreme Court takes up Presidential Reference, issues notices to states, industry

  Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to states and industry bodies and said it would hear the President Reference in four phases.

• 2G case: Supreme Court to hear Presidential Reference today

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• 2G: Supreme Court to take up Presidential Reference today

  The Supreme Court will on Friday take up the Presidential Reference filed by the government last month asking if its judgement in the 2G case makes auctioning of natural resources compulsory.

• 2G case: Government files presidential reference in Supreme Court

  The government has filed a presidential reference in Supreme Court asking if its judgement in the 2G case makes auctioning of natural resources compulsory.

• What you should know about the Presidential Reference

  The Government of India on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to clarify its judgement cancelling 2G licences. With many telecom companies challenging the cancellation of 122 licenses by the Supreme Court, the government wants the apex court to make its position clear on the landmark judgement. Analysts say the government's actions after the verdict c...

• Cabinet clears Presidential Reference for Supreme Court's 2G verdict

  The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for a Presidential Reference for the Supreme Courts February 2 verdict on the 2G case.

• Govt asks if Supreme Court's 2G verdict transgresses into policy-making

  2G cases, presidential reference, telecom licenses

• Government 'happy' over admission of 2G review petition

  The government has said that it is "happy" that the Supreme Court has decided to hear its petition seeking review of the order quashing 2G licences.

• Cabinet defers decision on presidential reference to Supreme Court on 2G cases

  The Cabinet today deferred a decision on the presidential reference to the Supreme Court on the issue of telecom licences in view of the court's verdict in the 2G scam case. In a meeting that lasted nearly two hours this evening, the Cabinet decided that Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman will brief it on the presidential reference and the Cabinet ...

• 2G: Cabinet meets today to finalise queries for Supreme Court

  The Cabinet is expected to meet today to finalise details of seven questions that the government plans to ask the Supreme Court through a presidential reference on the issue of telecom licences in view of the court's verdict in the 2G scam case.

• 2G verdict: Govt wants presidential reference on auction of resources

  When the Supreme Court cancelled 122 licenses granted in 2008 for mobile network licenses and accompanying spectrum, the two judges who delivered the verdict said all national resources must be distributed only through an auction. The licenses revoked by Justices AK Ganguly and GS Singhvi had been allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis by then...