New Delhi: Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, is likely to appear before a Delhi court on May 28 to depose in the case. The CBI on Thursday submitted before Special CBI Judge OP Saini its list of prosecution witnesses to be called for recording of their statements before the court and Radia's evidence is slated for May 28.
Radia, who was scheduled to appear in court on December 5,2012 to testify as a CBI witness, had earlier sought three months time on the ground that she had reportedly undergone a surgery for a neurological ailment.
The CBI, in its charge sheet filed on April 2, 2011 against former Telecom Minister A Raja and others, had named Radia as a prosecution witness in the case.
Radia's statement assumes significance as she, in her statement recorded during the probe under section 161 of the CrPC (dealing with examination of witnesses) before CBI, had said that Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd, facing trial in the 2G case, was not "eligible" to get the Unified Access Service (UAS) Licences....
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05:25 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday moved a special CBI court seeking summoning of a written statement given by former Telecom Minister A Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. In his application filed before Special CBI Judge OP Saini, Swamy said that "in order to ensure that all aspects of the case are examined, actual culprits may be booked, tried and...
06:42 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday fixed July 8 for further proceedings in the additional 2G spectrum allocation case in which Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and others have been summoned as accused. Special CBI Judge OP Saini deferred the matter as the Supreme Court on April 26 had issued notice to CBI on Mittal's plea challenging the summons issued against him and had...
01:24 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: 2G scam accused and former Telecom Minister A Raja is set to begin cross-examining AK Srivastava, the former deputy director general of the Department of Telecom. Srivastava is a key prosecution witness who had deposed against Raja claiming the former minister was the final authority for taking decisions on spectrum allocations. He also claimed Raja had communicated to the Prime Minister about the policy for distribution of licences....
06:42 AM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja will on Monday start cross-examining a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case in a Delhi court. Raja, who is facing trial in the case, had earlier sought Special CBI Judge OP Saini's permission to defer his cross-examination of prosecution witness and Department of Telecom's former Deputy Director General (AS) AK Srivastava, due to unavailability of his counsel Sushil Kumar....
12:10 PM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: A Raja, former Telecom Minister and key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, was on Friday allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu for three days. Special CBI Judge O P Saini allowed the plea of the DMK MP to visit Tamil Nadu after CBI prosecutor did not object to it. "Accused Raja had filed an application seeking permission to visit Tamil Nadu from...
06:57 PM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: The judge hearing the 2G spectrum case on Friday expressed displeasure over the use of an iPad to record the proceedings on Thursday and warned against such a practice in future. After the day's proceedings were over with the recording of testimony of a prosecution witness, Special CBI Judge O P Saini drew the attention of the lawyers that an iPad was found inside the courtroom in live...
08:36 PM, Jul 27, 2012
New Delhi: DB Realty MD Vinod Kumar Goenka, facing trial in 2G spectrum allocation case, has been exempted by a Delhi court from appearing before it for a week to take care of his business in Mumbai. Special CBI Judge OP Saini exempted Goenka from personal appearance for a week, brushing aside his plea for permanent exemption. Goenka had sought permanent exemption from personal appearance saying his real estate business...
04:42 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: Scores of DMK supporters, gathered outside a Delhi court on Tuesday, cheered out loud on hearing that their leader and former communications minister A Raja was granted bail in the 2G scam case. Over 200 DMK supporters were eagerly waiting for the outcome of the hearing outside the court room at Patiala House courts complex. Raja's wife Parmeshawari Devi was also present in the court. She accompanied Raja...
09:08 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Two words - bail granted and the celebrations began. Special Judge OP Saini's order was greeted with spontaneous applause by A Raja's supporters inside and outside the court. Going by the celebrations, it seems more like the former Telecom Minister has been acquitted rather than been granted bail. So it's important to note, that while these celebrations will continue, so will the trial on a day-to-day basis. DMK...
06:53 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: It is a crucial day for former telecom minister A Raja. After 15 months in the jail over the 2G scam, a Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict on his bail plea. This is the first time that he has sought bail in the 15 months that he's been in jail since his arrest in February, 2011. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11...
02:23 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to hear on Friday arguments on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja who is in custody since his arrest on February 2 last year and is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The CBI will on Friday file its reply on the bail plea of Raja, who had moved his first bail application on Wednesday after over...
03:24 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Unitech Ltd, facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, had readied itself four months in advance with the demand draft to secure the government's letters of intent (LoIs) for grant of radio waves to it, a former executive of the firm told a Delhi Court on Wednesday. Mohit Gupta, who worked as an executive in Unitech Ltd from March 2007 to May 2010, told the court that...
04:59 AM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Tuesday accused his erstwhile Telecom Secretary DS Mathur in a Delhi court of deposing "falsely" against him under the fear of prosecution by the CBI in the 2G spectrum allocation case. DMK MP Raja, who is the prime accused in the case, alleged Mathur agreed to become a prosecution witness as he feared arrest in the case. The former bureaucrat, however, denied...
08:21 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister and DMK MP A Raja on Thursday told a court, trying the 2G spectrum case, that his first priority was to present his case before a judicial fora instead of attending the Parliament. Raja said he could only plead his case with the court and not before the Lok Sabha Speaker or the Prime Minister as such he was in the hands of the judges....
04:50 AM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister and DMK MP A Raja on Thursday told a court, trying the 2G spectrum case in New Delhi, that his first priority was to present his case before a judicial fora instead of attending the Parliament. Raja said he could only plead his case with the court and not before the Lok Sabha Speaker or the Prime Minister as such he was in the hands...
05:56 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Wednesday subjected erstwhile Telecom Secretary DS Mathur to intense questioning during his cross-examination in the 2G case, prompting the court to caution the DMK leader and his counsel against raising their voices. During Mathur's cross-examination by Raja's counsel Sushil Kumar, the "loud language" used by the advocate in questioning him irked Special Judge OP Saini, who asked the counsel to desist from...
04:26 AM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Wednesday subjected erstwhile Telecom Secretary DS Mathur to intense questioning during his cross-examination in the 2G case, prompting the court to caution the DMK leader and his counsel against raising their voices. During Mathur's cross-examination by Raja's counsel Sushil Kumar, the "loud language" used by the advocate in questioning him irked Special Judge OP Saini, who asked the counsel to desist from...
07:53 PM, Apr 11, 2012
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi, facing trial for her alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation case, was on Monday allowed by a Delhi court to participate in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament. Special CBI Judge OP Saini allowed Kanimozhi's plea to attend the session after the CBI did not oppose it. The court permitted her subject to the condition that her counsel should "actually participate" in the judicial...
06:04 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy will file two petitions on Thursday. One of the petitions is against special CBI court judge OP Saini's order against making Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam case. Swamy had earlier said that in his 70-para verdict delivered early this month, the trial court judge had agreed with him in 65 paras. Swamy maintained that he can prove...
09:30 AM, Feb 23, 2012
