<span style="color: #222222;">The Delhi High Court today refused to grant early hearing to the CBI appeal challenging the acquittal of former Union Telecom Minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.<br />''<br />''The court was hearing the CBI's application seeking to advance the date of hearing from 24th October in its appeal against the acquittal of all the individuals and companies.<br />''<br />''CBI had also sought bringing forward the date of hearing of the appeal challenging the acquittal of Essar Group promoters Ravi Kant Ruia and Anshuman Ruia and six others in a separate case arising out of the 2G scam probe.<br />''<br />''A special court had on December 21, 2017 acquitted A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others in CBI and ED cases related to the scam.</span><br />''<br />''<br />