2g Scam Accused

A different bench of the Delhi High Court will hear on December 1 an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the acquittal of all accused including former telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam case.

Former Union telecom minister A Raja on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the CBI's appeal against his and others' acquittal in the 2G spectrum scam case has become infructuous with the coming of the new anti-corruption law.

Special Judge Om Prakash Saini, who delivered judgements in several high-profile criminal cases like the 2G spectrum allocation scam involving politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen, in which all the accused were acquitted, retired on Monday.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it will not proceed with the 2G spectrum hearing until the accused, including Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa, complied with its earlier order and completes a plantation drive.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to accept the request of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others to spare them from the task of taking care of the trees which they were directed to plant.

The bail granted to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, in the INX Media case, has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The 46-year-old businessman was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March after being questioned by the agency while in its custody for 23 days.

The CBI told Delhi High Court that the trial court had failed to appreciate the evidence which proved that the accused had hatched a conspiracy to cheat the DoT for obtaining spectrum licence.

A Raja was accused of allocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone networks in exchange for kickbacks and causing the state a loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore.

After "Rs 1.76 lakh crore" and "zero-loss", a third figure has surfaced in the 2G spectrum case that crashed last month after a court acquitted all the accused for lack of evidence. A book by A Raja, then telecom minister and main accused in the case, suggests that before then auditor Vinod Rai declared that the Congress-led government's decision t...

When Judge OP Saini acquitted the 17 politicians including former Telecom Minister A Raja and corporate executives in India's biggest corruption scandal, he squarely blamed the prosecution for "miserably" failing to prove any charge. The judge's scathing criticism had triggered questions how a case probed by the country's premier Central Bureau of ...

A day after a special court acquitted all accused in the 2G scam, one of the biggest corruption scandals to gut the Manmohan Singh government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he called an "architecture of lies".

After a seven-year-long trial, the verdict in 2G case on Thursday came as a surprise as all 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi were acquitted over lack of evidence.

After a seven-year-long trial, the verdict in 2G case on Thursday came as a surprise as all 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi were acquitted over lack of evidence.

The "massive propaganda" against the UPA on 2G spectrum was without any foundation, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said today after a special court acquitted all accused in the spectrum scam case.

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) today welcomed the judgement of the special court acquitting its three top executives and Reliance Telecom Ltd in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Three top executives of Reliance ADAG -- Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair were acquitted in the case.

A different bench of the Delhi High Court will hear on December 1 an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the acquittal of all accused including former telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam case.

Former Union telecom minister A Raja on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the CBI's appeal against his and others' acquittal in the 2G spectrum scam case has become infructuous with the coming of the new anti-corruption law.

Special Judge Om Prakash Saini, who delivered judgements in several high-profile criminal cases like the 2G spectrum allocation scam involving politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen, in which all the accused were acquitted, retired on Monday.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it will not proceed with the 2G spectrum hearing until the accused, including Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa, complied with its earlier order and completes a plantation drive.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to accept the request of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others to spare them from the task of taking care of the trees which they were directed to plant.

The bail granted to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, in the INX Media case, has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The 46-year-old businessman was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March after being questioned by the agency while in its custody for 23 days.

The CBI told Delhi High Court that the trial court had failed to appreciate the evidence which proved that the accused had hatched a conspiracy to cheat the DoT for obtaining spectrum licence.

A Raja was accused of allocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone networks in exchange for kickbacks and causing the state a loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore.

After "Rs 1.76 lakh crore" and "zero-loss", a third figure has surfaced in the 2G spectrum case that crashed last month after a court acquitted all the accused for lack of evidence. A book by A Raja, then telecom minister and main accused in the case, suggests that before then auditor Vinod Rai declared that the Congress-led government's decision t...

When Judge OP Saini acquitted the 17 politicians including former Telecom Minister A Raja and corporate executives in India's biggest corruption scandal, he squarely blamed the prosecution for "miserably" failing to prove any charge. The judge's scathing criticism had triggered questions how a case probed by the country's premier Central Bureau of ...

A day after a special court acquitted all accused in the 2G scam, one of the biggest corruption scandals to gut the Manmohan Singh government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he called an "architecture of lies".

After a seven-year-long trial, the verdict in 2G case on Thursday came as a surprise as all 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi were acquitted over lack of evidence.

After a seven-year-long trial, the verdict in 2G case on Thursday came as a surprise as all 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi were acquitted over lack of evidence.

The "massive propaganda" against the UPA on 2G spectrum was without any foundation, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said today after a special court acquitted all accused in the spectrum scam case.

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) today welcomed the judgement of the special court acquitting its three top executives and Reliance Telecom Ltd in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Three top executives of Reliance ADAG -- Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair were acquitted in the case.