Supreme Court issues notice to govt on cancellation of 2G spectrum licences

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses allocated during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja.
The apex court also issued notices to 11 telecom companies which allegedly did not fulfill the roll out obligations as per the terms and conditions of allocation of the spectrum.

The apex court also impleaded Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as a respondent in the petition.

A bench comprising Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly sought the response from the department of telecommunication and the companies within three weeks and posted the matter for hearing on February 1.