Support Scroll. The High Court said the amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act does not apply to those offences which have already taken place. There is no impediment in hearing the appeals. It is. Batcha was considered a crucial link in the money trail of the alleged kickbacks that were paid by some telecom players for securing 2G licences. The CBI also plans to question Kanimozhi, a step that will lead the investigators right to the doorstep of the DMK patriarch, who will face assembly elections in just a few weeks.
A Raja's rise in politics and stints as a central minister coincided with miraculous prosperity for his friends and relatives back home.
The sudden convulsion against corruption is politically motivated, but there is at least one major thing politicians can do to clean up most of the mess. TRAI had asked the govt to cancel 62 of the licences issued by A Raja under controversial circumstances in to telecom operators.
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The cut-off date of the auction was advanced by the ministry. Officials at the ministry allegedly shut counters to physically block selected telecom companies from entering the fray.
Raja Political career: Four-time MP from DMK , former Union Minister, dalit face of the party Charges: Criminal breach of trust by a public servant section , criminal conspiracy Section B , cheating Section and forgery Sections and ; booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting illegal gratification. Siddharth Behura Position: Telecom Secretary when the licenses were granted and A Raja's close aide Charges: Criminal breach of trust by a public servant Section , criminal conspiracy Section B , cheating Section and forgery Sections and ; booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting illegal gratification.
The face of the scam was the then telecom minister A Raja. He is alleged to have bent the rules of auction to benefit a few and selective telecom players only. What was in it for him?
Former telecom secretary Sidharth Behura, who allegedly shut counters to physically block other telecom companies, and Raja's Personal Secretary RK Chandolia. On March 19, , the ED had approached the high court challenging the special court's order acquitting all the accused.
A day later, the CBI too had challenged in the high court the acquittal of the accused in the case. The CBI had alleged that there was a loss of Rs 30, crore to the exchequer in allocation of licences for the 2G spectrum which were scrapped by the top court on February 2, Special Judge O P Saini now retired , however, held that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges.
The special court, which was set up on March 14, for hearing 2G cases exclusively, had also acquitted Ruias and others in a separate case arising out of the 2G scam probe. In the CBI case, Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 others were tried under provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, dealing with offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, abusing official position, criminal misconduct by public servant and taking bribe. DH Toon 'Avoid news that makes you self-loathe!
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