Union IT & Communication Minister A Raja finds himself in deep trouble over the alleged telecom scam, as the Delhi High Court issued notice to the Centre to respond to a PIL, which challenges the allocation of 2G Spectrum to major telecom companies at a throwaway prices, which caused Rs. 60,000 crore loss to the exchequer.

According to sources, Swan Telecom bought the 2g Spectrum licence for a paltry Rs 1,537 crore and later sold it to Etisalat for US$ 2 billion (Rs. 9,000 crore). Similarly, telecom giant Unitech bought the 2g Spectrum licence only for Rs. 1,651 crore, but sold it to Talenor at Rs. 6,120 crore later.

On the PIL filed by Arvind Gupta, the Delhi High Court asked the telecom ministry to submit its response within three weeks. Next hearing of the case will be heard on December 10. The PIL termed the allocation of 2g Spectrum through a ‘first come first serve’ basis, as arbitrary and unlawful. The Left parries have already accused Union IT & Communication Minister A Raja for the alleged scam and asked for his resignation.