No SC order in petition against Sibal

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) In a relief to Indian Telecom
Minister Kapil Sibal, the Supreme Court on Monday refrained
from passing any order on a plea seeking CBI (Central Bureau
of Investigation) probe into his decision allegedly favouring
Anil Ambani-headed RCOM, saying persons aggrieved can avail
remedy under the law.
"No order is required," a bench comprising justices G S
Singhvi and A K Ganguly said while taking on file the
affidavit filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation
(CPIL) accusing Sibal of favouring RCOM by reducing the
penalty from Rs 650 crore to Rs five crore for alleged
violations in the Unified Access Service Licence (UASL)
agreement.
"If there is any irregularity allegedly connected
whatsoever with telecom, it cannot be linked to the 2G," the
bench said.
The bench made the remarks after senior advocate
Rohinton Nariman, who appeared for the government in place of
Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, replied to a question
whether the matter in hand was related to 2G.
"Not at all," replied Nariman.

The bench clarified "persons aggrieved will be
entitled to avail remedy in accordance with the law."
During the hearing when advocate Prashant Bhushan,
appearing for CPIL, was pressing for the matter to be
investigated as Sibal had taken a unilaterally and final
decision, the bench said "it is open to CBI for investigation.
I am not saying anything" adding "the minister's decision may
be right or may be wrong".
Nariman appeared for the government in place of
Solicitor General Gopal Subramaiam who was not seen in the
court.