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Govt holds 'reject' stance on CBI's choice for 2G counsel

According to the latest updates, the government has opposed the CBI's choice stating that there is no question of accepting Uday Lalit as 2G counsel since he had taken brief for former TRAI chief Pradip Baijal, who had been questioned in the 2G scam case, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.

April 07, 2011 / 10:59 IST

Surprising the government's law officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had proposed senior advocate Uday Lalit to be the lead prosecutor for the 2G spectrum scam trial last week.

According to the latest updates, the government has opposed the CBI's choice stating that there is no question of accepting Uday Lalit as 2G counsel since he had taken brief for former TRAI chief Pradip Baijal, who had been questioned in the 2G scam case, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.

It is also learnt that Lalit had taken brief from a 2G telecom company, however, he has returned both briefs.

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first published: Apr 6, 2011 06:09 pm

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