Former Trai Chairman deposes before court

Former Trai chairman Nripendra Misra on Thursday told a Delhi court, trying the 2G spectrum case, that former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, an accused in the case, had written a letter to him in January, 2008, saying the government’s action on the spectrum issue was “in accordance with the established policy”.

Deposing as a prosecution witness, Misra said Trai had repeatedly conveyed the message to DoT that in case there was any deviation from recommendations made by Trai on the issue of allocation of spectrum, the authority should be consulted.