Addl spectrum: Court to pass order on charge today
7 Oct 2015 5:52 AM IST
A special 2G court is likely to pronounce its order on the framing of charges in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, in which former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh and three telecom firms are accused, on Wednesday.
Ghosh and three telecom companies – Hutchison Max (P) Ltd, Sterling Cellular Ltd and Bharti Cellular Ltd – were <g data-gr-id="12">chargesheeted</g> by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case relating to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) allocating additional spectrum that had allegedly led to a loss of Rs 846.44 crore to the exchequer.
Ghosh, a retired 1965 batch IAS officer, was the Telecom Secretary between February 7, 2000, and May 31, 2002.
Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on September 26 fixed the matter for October 7 for the pronouncement of order on charges as well as <g data-gr-id="15">order</g> on the bail plea of Ghosh. During arguments on charges, CBI had said that Ghosh had given additional spectrum to telecom firms at “throwaway prices” causing a huge loss to the exchequer.
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