Bound to auction 2G Spectrum: Centre

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was bound by its ruling on allocation of 2G spectrum through auction but felt a similar route for other natural resources would hamper FDI and other investments in the country.

It said the Presidential Reference was only pertaining to adoption of the process for allocation of other natural resources. "There is no question of overturning the result in the judgement of the 2G case," Attorney General G E Vahanvati submitted before a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia.

"There is no doubt about the spectrum now. As far as spectrum is concerned, the government is duty-bound by the court's order for auction. It (reference) is only with regard to other natural resources," he told the bench, also comprising justices D K Jain, J S Khehar, Dipak Mishra and Ranjan Gogai.