The court was hearing the CBI's plea seeking to prepone the date of hearing from October 24 in its appeal against the acquittal of all the accused.
A vacation bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and S K Kaul said that allegations levelled against senior Enforcement Directorate (ED) official Rajeshwar Singh, who is probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case, were serious and required to be looked into.
The apex court had on March 12 set a deadline of six months for the CBI and the ED to complete the investigation into the alleged irregularities in FIPB approval given in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
Quoting certain observations made by the special judge in the verdict, Stalin said it showed the case was "fabricated with an aim of targeting and sidelining DMK" at the national level.
Former Telecom Minister and DMK leader A Raja, his party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi were today acquitted by a special CBI court in the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases.
Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were today acquitted by a special court in the 2G spectrum scam case. Fifteen other accused in the case and three companies were also acquitted.
Getting no relief from the Supreme Court to avoid appearing as a CBI witness, Ambani took the witness stand for the first time.
Reliance Telecom Ltd, an accused in 2G spectrum case, on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that its anxiety to fasttrack the trial in the case by barring the High Court from hearing the issues arising out of the matter has infringed upon the fundamental rights of a person for equal protection before the law.
"Arguments heard. Put up for order on July 19," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said after hearing arguments from the CBI as well as the defence counsel on the plea.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and Loop Telecom challenging the special CBI court's jurisdiction to hold trial against them and their officials in the 2G spectrum case.
The then CBI Director A P Singh and agency's prosecution chief were of the view that there was no case against Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Sunil Mittal in the 2G spectrum case involving former Secretary Shyamal Ghosh and late minister Pramod Mahajan.
Former Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar deposed before the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G spectrum case on Thursday. Putting the blame back on the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Chandrasekhar said that he saw the note that said P Chidambaram could have stopped the 2G scam.
A court here holding the trial of the 2G spectrum case today asked former telecom minister A Raja to commence cross-examination of a key witness from September 10.
Disappointed over the Supreme Court's dismissal of its review petition in the 2G spectrum case, Uninor today said it will move a curative petition, while Sistema Shyam Teleservices said it is deliberating its future course of legal actions.
DMK MP Kanimozhi on Sunday said she and her party would together face the 2G spectrum case with the "right approach" and hoped she would prove her innocence. "We will face the case with the right approach and I am hopeful we will come out of it," the 43-year-old daughter of DMK President M Karunanidhi told.
Former Telecom Minister A Raja's erstwhile Private Secretary R K Chandolia, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum case, was today granted bail by a Delhi court.
The contagion across the Eurozone continues to push global markets towards the brink as whispers of an impending recession get louder.
The Delhi High Court today sought CBI's response on the bail plea of former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum case.
DMK chief M Karunanidhi is "very upset" over rejection of bail to his daughter and party MP Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case.
A Delhi court will pronounce on October 22 its order on framing of charges in the 2G spectrum case, involving former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others.
The proceedings in the 2G spectrum case were today interrupted in a Delhi court by lawyers observing a one-day strike against the delay in transferring power to lower courts to hear all civil cases irrespective of the money involved in them.
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL), an accused in 2G spectrum case, today refuted the allegation in a court here that Swan Telecom was its front company to get licenses for the radio waves.
R K Chandolia, former private secretary of A Raja, today alleged before a Delhi court that the CBI pressurised its witnesses to depose against him in the 2G spectrum case after his arrest.
Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and some top officials of TV channels have been examined by the CBI in its investigations into the allegation against Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy and two scribes that they had interfered with the probe in the 2G spectrum case, the Supreme Court was told today.
A Delhi court is likely to begin hearing from July 11 arguments on framing of charges in the high-profile 2G spectrum case in which DMK MP Kanimozhi and former Telecom Minister A Raja are among the accused.