SC to hear Centre’s plea on spectrum row

The SC agreed to examine Centre's Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's order which held as arbitrary allocation of 2G spectrum to certain telecom operators.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine on December 15 the Centre’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the Delhi High Court’s order which held as arbitrary allocation of 2G spectrum to certain telecom operators by Telecommunication Ministry headed by A Raja.

The apex court agreed to take up the matter for hearing after Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justices K G Balakrishnan,Justices B Sudershan Reddy and P Sathasivam.

In its SLP,the Centre has urged the apex court to stay the Delhi High Court order which had held the Centre’s decision arbitary and directed it to consider the application of one of the aggrieved Chennai-based C Sivasankaram led Steel company which alleged favouritsm by the Department.

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The issue relates to alleged advancing of the cut-off date by the Department to favour certain telecom operators and a division bench of Delhi High Court headed by Chief Justice A P Shah had held there was no “rationale” in DoT’s decision to advance the deadline from October 1,2007,to September 25,2007.

S Tel had approached Delhi High Court challenging DoT’s decision to advance the cut-off date due to which it did not get licences in 16 circles.

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