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There was no 2G case: Manish Tewari

Manish Tewari tells BS that the implications of the 2G spectrum judgment are huge

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Aditi Phadnis
Manish Tewari, information & broadcasting minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and a member of the JPC that examined matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licences & spectrum tells Aditi Phadnis the implications of the 2G spectrum judgment are huge. Edited excerpts:

How should we see the 2G spectrum judgment ?

The clear conclusion of the trial court is that the decision-making process wasn’t actuated by any kind of malafides or any kind of pecuniary benefit to any of the accused.

But, the Supreme Court (SC) has already thrown out the allocation of licences in an