Supreme Court Cancels 122 Licenses In A Historic Judgement
The Supreme Court has canceled 122 spectrum licences granted after January 2008. However, the apex court left it to the trial court to decide whether home minister needs to probed in the 2G scam. The SC verdicts came after Subramanian Swamy's petition asked CBI probe into the alleged role of home minister P Chidambaram in the spectrum scam, and on two pleas by lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking cancellation of2G licences and setting up of an SIT to monitor probe into the scam.
Swamy has demanded a CBI probe into the role of Chidambaram with regard to the 2G scam. Subramanian Swamy's has alleged that Chidambaram could have prevented jailed former telecom minister A Raja from giving away spectrum at throwaway prices to select companies, but chose not to do so.
Swamy tasted success in the court on Tuesday when Justices Singhvi and Ganguly upheld his right to seek the prosecution of Raja for the 2G scam and slammed the PMO for delaying prosecution of the sacked telecom minister.
