The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the union government on a petition challenging the latter’s first come, first served (FCFS) procedure for granting 2G spectrum.

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the union government on a petition challenging the latter’s first come, first served (FCFS) procedure for granting 2G spectrum. According to the petition, this method of allocating 2G spectrum has caused a substantial loss to the exchequer. Meanwhile, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman Nripendra Misra has refuted Communications and IT minister A. Raja’sclaim that DoT went ahead with the FCFS basis for allotment of 2G licences to new players on the basis of TRAI’s recommendations. According to the chairman, TRAI had recommended auctioning of 2G licences, hence leaving the price of a licence, which includes start-up spectrum, to be decided by market forces. In a reply to a query raised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), an anti-corruption organisation of the government, DoT had earlier stated that its policy of FCFS was in line with TRAI guidelines.