New Delhi, Mar 20: The Enforcement of Directorate on Monday filed a petition in the Delhi High Court against a Special Court’s order which acquitted former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK legislator K Kanimozhi and others in the 2G spectrum case.
On December 21, last year, the Special Court had acquitted Raja and Kanimozhi and others due to lack of evidence.
The ED, in its charge sheet, had alleged that Rs 200 crore was paid by Swan Telecom (P) Ltd promoters to DMK-run Kalaignar TV.
A Special Court was set up in March 14, 2011 for hearing 2G cases.
CBI Special Judge OP Saini has heard the case against Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 others under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act dealing with offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, using as genuine fake documents, abusing official position, criminal misconduct by public servant and taking bribe.
The accused who were acquitted included 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 and three top executives of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG) — Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair
2G scam: ED files plea in HC against raja, Kanimozhi acquittal
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