The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to pass any order on the issue of proceedings in the special CBI court against Bharti Cellular Limited CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia in a case of alleged irregularities related to allocation of additional 2G spectrum in 2002.
Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and other accused in the 2G case today told the Supreme Court that its orders barring the High Court from hearing cases arising out of the scam and directing trial on day-to-day basis has turned into an "instrument of torture" and seriously impaired their rights.
A Delhi court asked Sunil Mittal and Ravi Ruia to seek clarification from the Supreme Court (SC) regarding its interim order on the issue of holding trial proceedings in the additional spectrum allocation case.
Apart from Mittal and Ruia, the others who were summoned as accused are Canada-based NRI Asim Ghosh, who was the then Managing Director of accused firm Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd, and former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh.
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the CBI on petitions filed by Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal and Essar Group's vice chairman Ravi Ruia. Mittal and Ruia are seeking quashing of summons issued by the 2G trial court in the additional spectrum scam matter
After recusal of two judges, a new Supreme Court bench today commenced hearing on the pleas of Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia in a case of alleged irregularities related to allocation of additional 2G spectrum in 2002.
CNBC-TV18's Malvika Jain reports that after recusal of two judges, a new bench has been constituted in the Supreme Court to hear the petitions of Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia on April 25.