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&lt;em&gt;India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.&lt;/em&gt;
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The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.
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Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (&amp;pound;24.5bn).
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The judges also ordered a court to decide whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated.
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Opposition MPs accuse Mr Chidambaram of failing to prevent the scandal when he was finance minister. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Mr Raja is currently on trial for fraud.
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India is one of the world&#039;s fastest growing markets for mobile telephones with 893 million connections.
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Reports say Thursday&#039;s verdict is likely to affect about 5% of connections used by mobile phone customers.
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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months.
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&amp;quot;Licences after January 2008 are quashed [cancelled]. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will make fresh allocations by auction,&amp;quot; Justice GS Singhvi told the court.
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Petitioner Prashant Bhushan called it a &amp;quot;historic judgement&amp;quot;.
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&amp;quot;It will change the manner in which corruption will be examined and dealt with in the country,&amp;quot; he said.
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Reports said some of the companies affected by the court order include Loop, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Telecom, Uninor and Swan.
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Uninor, the Indian joint venture of Norway&#039;s Telenor, said it had been &amp;quot;unfairly treated&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;was shocked&amp;quot; by the court verdict.
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&amp;quot;We also expect the authorities to ensure that our 36 million customers, 17,500 workforce and 22,000 partners are not unjustly affected,&amp;quot; the statement said.
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The court ruling is a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent month.
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As soon as the verdict was announced, opposition parties began calling for Mr Chidambaram to resign on &amp;quot;moral grounds&amp;quot;.
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Opposition MP Subramanian Swamy alleges that decisions over the price of telecoms licences were taken jointly by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Raja.
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He says Mr Chidambaram as finance minister could have prevented Mr Raja from allocating bandwidth on a &amp;quot;first-come-first-served&amp;quot; basis.
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India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.





The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.





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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months.
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&lt;em&gt;India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.&lt;/em&gt;
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The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.
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Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (&amp;pound;24.5bn).
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The judges also ordered a court to decide whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated.
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Opposition MPs accuse Mr Chidambaram of failing to prevent the scandal when he was finance minister. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Mr Raja is currently on trial for fraud.
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India is one of the world&#039;s fastest growing markets for mobile telephones with 893 million connections.
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Reports say Thursday&#039;s verdict is likely to affect about 5% of connections used by mobile phone customers.
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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months.
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&amp;quot;Licences after January 2008 are quashed [cancelled]. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will make fresh allocations by auction,&amp;quot; Justice GS Singhvi told the court.
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Petitioner Prashant Bhushan called it a &amp;quot;historic judgement&amp;quot;.
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&amp;quot;It will change the manner in which corruption will be examined and dealt with in the country,&amp;quot; he said.
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Reports said some of the companies affected by the court order include Loop, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Telecom, Uninor and Swan.
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Uninor, the Indian joint venture of Norway&#039;s Telenor, said it had been &amp;quot;unfairly treated&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;was shocked&amp;quot; by the court verdict.
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&amp;quot;We will study the order in detail and exercise all options available to ensure that Uninor continues to operate in India,&amp;quot; the company said in a statement.
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&amp;quot;We also expect the authorities to ensure that our 36 million customers, 17,500 workforce and 22,000 partners are not unjustly affected,&amp;quot; the statement said.
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The court ruling is a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent month.
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As soon as the verdict was announced, opposition parties began calling for Mr Chidambaram to resign on &amp;quot;moral grounds&amp;quot;.
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Opposition MP Subramanian Swamy alleges that decisions over the price of telecoms licences were taken jointly by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Raja.
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He says Mr Chidambaram as finance minister could have prevented Mr Raja from allocating bandwidth on a &amp;quot;first-come-first-served&amp;quot; basis.
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India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.





The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.





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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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&lt;em&gt;India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.&lt;/em&gt;
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The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.
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Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (&amp;pound;24.5bn).
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The judges also ordered a court to decide whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated.
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Opposition MPs accuse Mr Chidambaram of failing to prevent the scandal when he was finance minister. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Mr Raja is currently on trial for fraud.
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India is one of the world&#039;s fastest growing markets for mobile telephones with 893 million connections.
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Reports say Thursday&#039;s verdict is likely to affect about 5% of connections used by mobile phone customers.
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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months.
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&amp;quot;Licences after January 2008 are quashed [cancelled]. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will make fresh allocations by auction,&amp;quot; Justice GS Singhvi told the court.
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Petitioner Prashant Bhushan called it a &amp;quot;historic judgement&amp;quot;.
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&amp;quot;It will change the manner in which corruption will be examined and dealt with in the country,&amp;quot; he said.
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Reports said some of the companies affected by the court order include Loop, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Telecom, Uninor and Swan.
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Uninor, the Indian joint venture of Norway&#039;s Telenor, said it had been &amp;quot;unfairly treated&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;was shocked&amp;quot; by the court verdict.
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&amp;quot;We will study the order in detail and exercise all options available to ensure that Uninor continues to operate in India,&amp;quot; the company said in a statement.
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&amp;quot;We also expect the authorities to ensure that our 36 million customers, 17,500 workforce and 22,000 partners are not unjustly affected,&amp;quot; the statement said.
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The court ruling is a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent month.
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As soon as the verdict was announced, opposition parties began calling for Mr Chidambaram to resign on &amp;quot;moral grounds&amp;quot;.
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Opposition MP Subramanian Swamy alleges that decisions over the price of telecoms licences were taken jointly by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Raja.
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He says Mr Chidambaram as finance minister could have prevented Mr Raja from allocating bandwidth on a &amp;quot;first-come-first-served&amp;quot; basis.
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India&#039;s Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.





The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India&#039;s biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.





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India&#039;s telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.
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                <div style="text-align: justify">-BBC</div><div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>India's Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.</em></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India's biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (&pound;24.5bn).</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The judges also ordered a court to decide whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Opposition MPs accuse Mr Chidambaram of failing to prevent the scandal when he was finance minister. He denies any wrongdoing.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Mr Raja is currently on trial for fraud.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India is one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephones with 893 million connections.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Reports say Thursday's verdict is likely to affect about 5% of connections used by mobile phone customers.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India's telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>'Unfair'</em></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&quot;Licences after January 2008 are quashed [cancelled]. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will make fresh allocations by auction,&quot; Justice GS Singhvi told the court.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Petitioner Prashant Bhushan called it a &quot;historic judgement&quot;.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&quot;It will change the manner in which corruption will be examined and dealt with in the country,&quot; he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Reports said some of the companies affected by the court order include Loop, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Telecom, Uninor and Swan.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Uninor, the Indian joint venture of Norway's Telenor, said it had been &quot;unfairly treated&quot; and &quot;was shocked&quot; by the court verdict.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&quot;We will study the order in detail and exercise all options available to ensure that Uninor continues to operate in India,&quot; the company said in a statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&quot;We also expect the authorities to ensure that our 36 million customers, 17,500 workforce and 22,000 partners are not unjustly affected,&quot; the statement said.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The court ruling is a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent month.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&quot;We will examine the judgement and its implications,&quot; Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As soon as the verdict was announced, opposition parties began calling for Mr Chidambaram to resign on &quot;moral grounds&quot;.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Opposition MP Subramanian Swamy alleges that decisions over the price of telecoms licences were taken jointly by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Raja.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">He says Mr Chidambaram as finance minister could have prevented Mr Raja from allocating bandwidth on a &quot;first-come-first-served&quot; basis.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The government says Mr Swamy's allegations are politically motivated.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div>               </font>
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India court cancels 122 telecom licences

-BBC   India's Supreme Court has cancelled 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008. The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India's biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja denies wrongdoing. Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (£24.5bn). The judges also ordered a court to decide whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated. Opposition MPs accuse Mr Chidambaram of failing to prevent the scandal when he was finance minister. He denies any wrongdoing. Mr Raja is currently on trial for fraud. India is one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephones with 893 million connections. Reports say Thursday's verdict is likely to affect about 5% of connections used by mobile phone customers. India's telecom regulator says the affected subscribers can be transferred to other mobile operators. Correspondents say the ruling is a setback for the government which has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent months. 'Unfair' "Licences after January 2008 are quashed [cancelled]. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will make fresh allocations by auction," Justice GS Singhvi told the court. Petitioner Prashant Bhushan called it a "historic judgement". "It will change the manner in which corruption will be examined and dealt with in the country," he said. Reports said some of the companies affected by the court order include Loop, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Telecom, Uninor and Swan. Uninor, the Indian joint venture of Norway's Telenor, said it had been "unfairly treated" and "was shocked" by the court verdict. "We will study the order in detail and exercise all options available to ensure that Uninor continues to operate in India," the company said in a statement. "We also expect the authorities to ensure that our 36 million customers, 17,500 workforce and 22,000 partners are not unjustly affected," the statement said. The court ruling is a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent month. "We will examine the judgement and its implications," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters. As soon as the verdict was announced, opposition parties began calling for Mr Chidambaram to resign on "moral grounds". Opposition MP Subramanian Swamy alleges that decisions over the price of telecoms licences were taken jointly by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Raja. He says Mr Chidambaram as finance minister could have prevented Mr Raja from allocating bandwidth on a "first-come-first-served" basis. The government says Mr Swamy's allegations are politically motivated.