The Supreme Court has favoured widening of the ambit of the ongoing probe into the 2G spectrum case from 2001. If done it will cover the NDA period also. The apex court has also asked the centre to consider setting up a special court to deal with the scam. A bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly observed that the issue raised in the case is not only limited to 1.76 lakh crore rupees reportedly lost during the period of former Telecom Minister A. Raja but has a much wider compass. They said what happened in 2001 also needs to be looked into when the first-come-first-served was the norm for spectrum allocation. They said, it is for the CBI to investigate and find out. The bench there was a need for a special court because of the magnitude of the offence. Otherwise the objective of the prevention of Corruption Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act – FEMA-could not be achieved.