Cabinet approves Presidential reference on 2G verdict
Supreme Court had on Feb 2 ordered scrapping of 122 licences for 2G phone services
The government today agreed to issue a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court on the apex court's order cancelling 122 2G telecom licences.
"The proposal for Presidential reference has been cleared," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said after the meeting of the Cabinet.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) feels that the judgement has ramifications on several other sectors which also use the Supreme Court condemned first-come-first-serve policy for allocation of natural resources and had hence sought Presidential reference.
The government's limited review petition on the process of auction to be followed on the cancelled licences has been accepted by the Supreme Court.
The apex court has, however, rejected 10 other petitions filed by telecom companies seeking review of its February order.