Plucky 7 want all 122 2G licences cancelled
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Dec. 31: Seven prominent personalities, six of whom had held high constitutional posts, in a fresh petition moved in the Supreme Court have sought cancellation of all 122 2G spectrum licences allotted by DoT under the former telecom minister, Mr A. Raja, while terming the notices issued to 69 allottees under the aegis of the new minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, an attempt to “obfuscate” the entire issue.
“These notices only obfuscate the real issues and divert attention from the massive fraud perpetrated on the nation by the DoT,” under Mr Raja, the seven personalities said in their fresh petition.
They include former the Chief Election Commissioners, Mr J.M. Lyngdoh, Mr T.S. Krishnamurthy, Mr N. Gopalaswami, the former CVC, Mr P. Shankar, the former Punjab DGP, Mr Julio F. Rebeiro, the former Naval Chief and current chairman of Transparency International’s India Chapter, Mr R.H. Tahiliani and the senior journalist, Mr Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
These prominent citizens have requested the top court to apply “internationally accepted norms” for cancelling of the 2G licences, stating that it was an established practice in most of the advanced countries that any transactions “tainted by bribery, corruption or made in violation of established norms and procedure are considered illegal and unenforceable” and were rebounded.
The same must be held in this case. In addition, punitive damages must be imposed on the companies that made false declarations or who violated their undertakings given to the government on various counts, including putting in place the mandatory rollout plan for 2G services within the time frame stipulated.
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