2G case: Court adjourns plea of Reliance execs till 16 Jan

Right after the three top executives of Reliance Telecom Ltdmoved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court order framing charges against them in the 2G spectrum case, the court has now adjourned their appeal.

The court has been requested by Council Rajiv Nayyar, appearing for the petitioner not to club the matter with that of Asif Balwa and Rajiv Aggarwal.

Justice VK Shali, Delhi High Court has reportedly adjourned the plea of three officials of the Reliance Group, Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair till Jan 16, 2012.

Justice V K Shali asked Reliance ADAG officials - Group Managing Director Gautam Doshi, Senior Vice President Hari Nair and Group President Surendra Pipara- to file short synopsis in addition to their petition against framing of criminal charges against them in the 2G case.

“You file short synopsis as the order on charge (of the trial judge) is very long,” Justice VK Shali said and fixed the matter for further hearing on 16 January next year. Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar appearing for Doshi, Pipara and Nair, said he does not want the RTL officials’ petitions to be tagged with the plea of Rajiv Agarwal and Asif Balwa, co-accused and directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd.

Earlier, Reliance Telecom (RTL) had moved the high court on 24 October , two days after the farming of charges by the trial court, seeking quashing of charges against it in the case involving former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others. RTL had challenged Special Judge O P Saini’s decision to put it on trial, saying it never held stakes in excess of 9.9 percent in Swan Telecom and that too was divested prior to the grant of licences in 2008.

PTI