More than a decade after the Supreme Court cancelled 122 telecom licenses in the landmark 2G spectrum judgment, the Union government has moved an application for a “certain class” of spectrum to be allocated through administrative processes instead of competitive auctions.
Spectrum considered to be a scarce natural resource was ordered by the top Court to be allocated through the “fair and impartial” process of auction. An administrative allocation would mean that the government will have the final say in deciding the procedure for selecting operators.
On Monday, Attorney General R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre made a plea for urgent listing of the application before Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud. Accordingly, the Chief Justice asked him to circulate an email with the request following which it would be considered.
