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Wary of being transported with hardcore undertrials in a crowded jail van, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday moved a Delhi court seeking to conduct judicial proceedings through video-conferencing in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
Raja at present is in Tihar Jail under judicial custody till March 3 along with Swam Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, Siddhartha Behura and his personal secretary RK Chandolia, in connection with their alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
In an application filed before special CBI judge OP Saini, through senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, Raja said he be allowed to appear before the court via video-conferencing.
The court has listed the matter for hearing on Raja’s plea for Tuesday.
The CBI, meanwhile, apprised the court about Raja’s role in allegedly favouring Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd despite serious issues being raised by the section concerned pointing out its ineligibility.
The probe agency said Raja and former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura ignored the issues raised regarding the verification of eligibility conditions of Swan and “dishonestly approved” its file on January 9, 2008 for issuance of Letters of Intent for 13 telecom circles.
Meanwhile, the Delhi high court Justice SN Dhingra suggested the larger bench that audio recording of the proceedings should be considered to ensure more transparency in the judiciary’s working.
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