The Supreme Court will tomorrow pass an order on the appointment of a special public prosecutor for holding the trial of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation case. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly will also pass direction for holding the trial in the case on day-to-day basis without any adjournments to bring to justice all persons involved in the scam. High profile politicians, top corporate bigwigs, bureaucrats and telecom firms have come under scrutiny in the case. Brushing aside the Centre's objections, the apex court had on April 8 said, it would pass an order for the appointment of senior advocate U U Lalit as special public prosecutor. Turning down the Centre's plea seeking a week's time to come out with an alternate name, a SC bench had said it will pass a formal order on the appointment of Lalit on April 11. The Supreme Court will also hear tomorrow the bail plea of civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites. A bench of justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad had on March 11 agreed to hear Sen's plea and had sought the response of Chhattisgarh government within four weeks. Sen, has challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which had rejected his bail plea on February 10. His conviction and sentence had led to outrage in many quarters, including international human rights bodies.
News On AIR | April 10, 2011 10:43 AM
2G case: SC to pass order on public prosecutor’s appointment for A Raja and others’ trial