Raja letters, meet with PC under scanner
On the GOM issue in the 2G spectrum case, the Cabinet Secretary sent three letters to the finance secretary and the same numbers of communications were sent back by the latter.
CBI leaves Gali Janardhan Reddy nowhere to hide
The Supreme Court on Friday widened the ambit of the CBI probe against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to include an investigation into two of his companies’ illegal mining activities i
Govt opposes 2G monitoring
Amidst the raging controversy over finance ministry’s note to the PMO on alleged role of P. Chidambaram in fixing the 2G spectrum price along with former telecommunications minister A. Raja, the Centre on Thursday opposed any order from the Supreme Court for CBI probe against him and further monitoring of the case by it.
SC keeps temple cellar shut
Giving immediate relief to the Travancore royal family, which opposes opening of the mysterious “Cellar-B” of Kerala’s Padman-abha Swamy Temple, from where fabulous riches were discovered some time back, the Supreme Court declined to pass any order in this regard.
2G: FinMin targets PC
In a new twist to the 2G scam, the Supreme Court on Wednesday took on record a communication sent by the finance ministry to the PMO in March 2011 stating that in January 2008 P. Chidam-baram, then finance minister, and A. Raja, communications minister, had decided not to “revisit” the spectrum price.
SC questions Trai no-loss 2G theory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious view of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) sending a communication to the CBI stating that there was virtually no loss in the sale of 2G spectrum while questioning the probe agency’s estimation of much lower loss to the exchequer when CAG had put it at whooping `1.74 lakh crores.
CBI stand on PC does not convince SC
Despite the CBI’s virtual attempt in the Supreme Court to “rescue” home minister P. Chidambaram by not investigating his alleged role as finance minister in UPA-1 in “fixing” 2G spectrum prices along with then communications minister A.
CJI hints at upgrading SC security system
The Supreme Court has taken serious note of the attack on the judiciary as Delhi high court was struck by a powerful bomb blast, second in the series in past three months with Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and senior most Judge
NGO to SC: CBI probe of Maran less than honest
The NGO CPIL, the main complainant in the 2G scam case, on Tuesday placed further documents before the Supreme Court with a fresh application against former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis
Loss to govt in 2G scam can’t be estimated: Trai
Ending the speculation on TRAI report on allocation of 2G spectrum during the tenure of former communications minister A. Raja, made key accused in the 2G scam case, the regulator has stated that it could not estimate the exact loss to the exchequer retrospectively in absence of business data of telecom companies.