Top Law News ‘Not within province to complain about DoT’s wrong’ March 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General G E Vahanvati told a Delhi court that it was not within his “province” to file a complaint with regard to anything wrong in the DoT’s press release for issuance of LoIs for 2G spectrum as it was upto the department to issue the statement. Vahanvati, who was deposing as a prosecution witness […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Department of Telecom DoT's wrong former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura LoIs for 2G spectrum secretary R K Chandolia Solicitor General telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News Courts act tough on politicians, terrorists December 27, 2012 / December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cases involving corporates, politicians and terrorists engaged trial courts, which also advocated strong measures to deal with crime against women like the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old student at the fag end of the year. There was national outrage over the gang-rape case even as the courts here on regular intervals asked lawmakers to explore […] Read more » Bal Thackeray bureaucrats CBI corporates corruption involving politicians delhi gangrape Gangrape gangrape of a 23 year old student maximum life term for rape molestation of minors politicians serial offenders Shiv Sena Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray telecom minister A. Raja terrorists engaged trial courts
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Swamy’s petition against Chidambaram December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the decision does not “warrant any reconsideration.” “We have perused the averments contained in the review petition and have gone through […] Read more » Bhartiya Janata Party CBI Chidambaram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan Special Leave Petition Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja warrant any reconsideration
Top Law News 2G: Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava tomorrow September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister A Raja will start cross-examining a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case in a Delhi court on Monday. Raja, who is facing trial in the case, had earlier sought Special CBI Judge O P Saini’s permission to defer his cross-examination of prosecution witness and Department of Telecom’s former […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum allocation scam case 2G: Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava tomorrow co-accused Shahid Usman Balwa counsel Sushil Kumar cross-examine Srivastava cross-examining a key prosecution witness Deputy Director General (AS) A K Srivastava DMK MP Kanimozhi Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News More time sought from SC for auction of spectrum August 10, 2012 / August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court for “further and final extension of time” for the auction and allocation of 122 2G licenses and spectrum that were cancelled by the apex court by its order of Feb 2, 2012. The application by the government has said that it needed time till Nov 12, 2012, […] Read more » 122 2G licenses and spectrum 2G licences case 2G specturm case apex cour ARBITRATION LAW OF INDIA auction of the cancelled licences. auction yielded maximum revenue DoT further and final extension of time More time sought from SC for auction of spectrum spectrum cancelled by the apex court Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja TRAI
High Profile Cases Supreme Court receives presidential reference on 2G April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A presidential reference on whether the Supreme Court could interfere with a policy decision of the government and insist on auction as the only route for the allocation of natural resources was received by the apex court Thursday. Among the questions raised in the reference is whether the court can set aside a policy decision […] Read more » 2G verdict Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja
High Profile Cases ‘Raja was told to reconsider cut-off date for 2G licences’ April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Monday told a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that he had asked then telecom minister A. Raja to reconsider the cut-off date for receiving applications for 2G spectrum licences. “I recorded this note after seeing the order of the then minister, dated Nov 2, 2007, as fixing the date […] Read more » 2G spectrum licences Central Bureau of Investigation Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini telecom minister A. Raja