Summary:
New Delhi [India]: Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice seeking response of all Essar Group promoters and others on CBI’s plea challenging their acquittal in matter related to 2G spectrum scam case. The High Court had also ordered to maintain status quo in relation to attached properties by the ED. On March 19, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a plea in the Delhi High Court against the trial court’s acquittal of the accused persons. In a surprising judgment, a special CBI court last year acquitted all key accused, including A Raja, in the 2G spectrum allocation case, citing lack of “prosecutable evidence”. Earlier on March 12, the Supreme Court had directed the CBI and ED to complete probes and close all cases related to the 2G scam within six months..