What has long been rumoured is finally becoming true that Ambani junior was not only a big beneficiary of the gangrape of propriety that Andimuthu Raja did during his term in the Sanchar Bhawan but also a bigger backroom player in the entire subvention of truth and justice which is what the 2G scam is all about and not the Rs 1.71 tillion loss of revneue to the government, which is a sad reflection of the lack of basic common sense on the part of the the CAG.

 

 In a major legal setback for the flamboyant  Reliance ADA Group, the special CBI court hearing the 2G scam cases has ordered group chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina to appear before it as prosecution witnesses in the 2G spectrum case.The order came in after a CBI plea that their testimony may throw more light on the alleged investment of over Rs 990 crore by his group companies in Swan Telecom, which  in in the  thick of the spectrum scam.The court said CBI's plea to summon the Ambanis and 11 others as prosecution witnesses was essential for arriving at a just decision in the case.

 

Special CBI judge OP Saini said testimony of Anil and Tina is required to prove the facts "pertaining to incorporation of shell firms  as some of the witnesses examined earlier have not been able to do so."The court also noted that both Anil and Tina were holding responsible positions in Reliance ADA group and the "shell companies" and their testimonies cannot be said to be totally unnecessary or unconnected with the case.

 

"Both these witnesses, that is, Anil D Ambani and Tina Ambani are holding responsible positions in Reliance ADA group and the shell companies and investments/divestments and applications of Swan Capital/Swan Telecom for UAS Licences and its transfer to DB Group pertain to realm to which these two witnesses are supposed to be acquainted with."As such, their examination cannot said to be totally unnecessary or unconnected with the case. Rather it may help in reaching the truth and just decision of the case," it said.

 

The judge said after going through the facts pertaining to incorporation of shell companies and investment or divestment made by the companies in detail, "I also find that witnesses already examined have failed to prove most of these facts for various reasons."The court also said that it "do not wish to say anything more on the examination of earlier witnesses as this may amount to premature interpretation of the evidence."

 

"In view of the above observations, I find that the examination of these witnesses is essential for the just decision of the case. Accordingly, application is allowed and the prosecution (CBI) is directed to summon these witnesses for examination," the judge said.