2G case: Court takes on record law ministry report

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday took on its record a Law ministry report defining the term "associate", figuring in the Unified Access Services Licence guidelines, as another firm having more than ten percent of its stakes.

The report was taken on record by Special Judge O P Saini after the CBI submitted it to him on his order in response to a plea by all 17 accused of 2G spectrum allocation scam, including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi.

The court asked the agency to supply its copy to each of the accused and fixed September 23 for arguments by defence and prosecution on the report's impact on the case.

The court has already completed the hearing of argument on framing of charges by various sides and would take the crucial step of charge-framing after the argument on report's impact on the case is over.

"The same (report defining 'associate') was not sought by CBI from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) or Ministry of Law and Justice as the investigation on this aspect has already been completed and charge sheet filed on April 2, 2011 in this court.

"However, in compliance to the September 19 order of this court, DoT's September 7 letter along with the Union law ministry's note of August 30 and DOT's August 16 letter to the law ministry is being submitted here, the CBI said.