The 2G spectrum allocation case against former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and others on Tuesday was adjourned by a Special Court in New Delhi to December 5.
CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini defers the matter, saying the judgment was not ready as the documents filed were voluminous and technical in nature and they were still under perusal.
The judge said that it might take two to three weeks more, and deferred the matter for further clarification, if required.
The court said it might decide the date of judgment on the next date of hearing.
The court issued fresh production warrant against Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra and Bollywood producer Karim Morani on the next date of hearing.
On October 19, the Special Court concluded the arguments in the case.
The court has been hearing the three cases — two filed by the CBI and the third by the Enforcement Directorate.
In the first one, besides Mr. Raja and Ms. Kanimozhi, others who face trial are former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, Raja’s erstwhile private secretary R.K. Chandolia, Swan Telecom promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay Chandra, three top executives of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG) — Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair.
Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd. Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Kalaignar TV Director Sharad Kumar and Bollywood producer Karim Morani are also accused in the case.
Besides these 14, three telecom firms — Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd (STPL), Reliance Telecom Ltd and Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd — are also facing trial in the case.
Charges framed in October 2011
The court, in October 2011, framed charges against them under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act dealing with offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating,forgery, faking documents, abusing official position, criminal misconduct by public servant and taking bribe.
In its charge sheet filed in April 2011 against Mr. Raja and others, the CBI alleged that there was a loss of Rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum which were scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 2, 2012.
