New Delhi Dec 21 (IANS) Following is the chronology of events in the 2G spectrum allocation cases leading to the acquittal of all accused.
October 21 2009: CBI registers case related to alleged irregularities in allocation of 2G Spectrum
May 2010: NGO Centre for Public Interest litigation (CPIL) moves Delhi High Court seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in spectrum allocation.
October 8 2010: Supreme Court seeks government s response on Comptroller and Auditor General s (CAG) report on the alleged scam.
November 10 2010: CAG pegs loss to exchequer at Rs.1.76 lakh crore.
November 14 2010: A. Raja resigns as the Communications Minister.
December 8 2010: Supreme Court orders setting up of a special court to look into 2G scam.
February 2 2011: Raja arrested.
April 2 2011: CBI files chargesheet in the case.
April 29 2011 : CBI files supplementary chargesheet in the case.
September 15 2011: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy goes to CBI special court seeking P. Chidambaram to be made co-accused.
October 22 2011: Special CBI court frames charges against 17 accused including Raja.
October 22 2011: Court frames charges against Raja and others.
November 11 2011: Trial begins in the case.
November 23 2011 : Supreme Court grants bail to five Corporate honchos.
December 12 2011: CBI submits third charge sheet including names of Essar promoters Anshuman Ruia Ravi Ruia Essar Group director strategy and planning Vikas Saraf Loop Telecom promoters Kiran Khaitan and her husband I.P. Khaitan as accused. Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd Loop Mobile India Ltd and Essar Tele Holding also recognised as accused.
February 2 2012: The Supreme Court orders cancellation of 122 licences issued in 2008 gives companies four months to cease operations.
February 4 2012: Trial court dismisses Swamy s plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused.
November 28 2011: DMK MP Kanimozhi gets bail.
May 15 2012: Raja gets bail.
May 25 2012: Court frames charges against promoters of Essar and Loop grants bail.
April 25 2014: ED chargesheets Raja Kanimozhi and others.
October 31 2014: Money laundering charges framed against Raja Kanimozhi and others.
November 17 2014: Trial begin in money laundering case.
December 5 2017: Court sets December 21 as judgement day in the case.
December 21: All including Raja Kanimozhi acquitted in the case.
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