2G Scam: New Bench Constituted in SC Thursday Oct 10,2013

Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam has constituted a new bench to hear all cases pertaining to the 2G scam after Justice G.S. Singhvi — who has been hearing for the last three years on irregularities in the spectrum allocation — expressed his desire to be relieved in view of his retirement on Dec 11,2013

A New Bench comprising Justices H.L. Dattu and K.S. Radhakrishnan will hear the cases which was earlier being heard by a bench of justices Singhvi and Radhakrishnan

There are various issues still to be decided by the SC including -

• various applications filed by the different accused challenging the Trial Court Order of framing charge sheets against them

• to decide Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal’s plea against the trial court order summoning him as an accused in the 2G scam case

• to monitor the CBI probe into alleged involvement of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal

Note

The cases pertaining to the 2G scam was first heard by the bench of Justice Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly (since retired), and it had quashed the 122 licences granted during former Telecom Minister A. Raja’s tenure, in its judgement on February 2 2012

After the retirement of Justice Ganguly, a special bench of justices Singhvi and Radhakrishnan was constituted which has been hearing the matter since then.