SC rejects Swamy's 2G plea against Chidambaram

August 24, 2012 10:57

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's petition for probe against P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum case.

A bench of justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan ruled that there was no material on record to prove that Chidambaram abused his official position.

The Apex court had scrapped the allocation of 2G spectrum under former telecom minister A Raja in February.

Swamy had moved the court challenging the trial court order which had held that the then Home Minister P Chidambaram did not indulge in any criminal conspiracy in the 2G scam and refused to make him an accused in the case.

On Thursday, Swamy requested the Supreme Court to suo motu initiate contempt proceedings against Chidambaram and his son for obstructing the administration of justice by filing a defamation suit against him through a firm in Singapore to harass and dissuade him from relentlessly pursuing the 2G scam cases.

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