The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the appeals filed by Hutchison Max (now known as Vodafone India) and Sterling Cellular (now known as Vodafone Mobile Service), claiming that the additional spectrum allocation case of 2002 had to be dealt with separately and not as a part of the 2G spectrum allocation case of 2008.
The two companies told the apex court that their case dealt with additional spectrum given to existing licensees whereas the main 2G case pertained to the allocation of fresh licences and spectrum to new entrants. Further, the companies argued that while the 2G spectrum cases were based on a 2011 first information report (FIR) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), their case was under an FIR of 7 November 2012.
The SC has, however, dismissed these appeals and has stated that they were filed to hold back the judicial process.
