The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered whether the 2G Spectrum allocation of 2008 had compromised by allowing certain foreign companies to operate in the telecom sector despite adverse reports against them. The court was referring to the Union Home Ministrys reservations against service providers Etisalat DB Telecom and S-Tel. In two cases security angles are being probed. Ministry of Home Affairs objection against the companies are very serious. They can become a threat to internal and external security of the nation. You get huge FDI for compromising national security, a Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A G Ganguly observed. There is a security angle to it and if it turns out to be true then it means that security aspect has been compromised, the Bench said. The court was hearing a petition filed by various civil societies,including Centre for Public Interest Litigation,Telecom Watchdog and Common Cause,and Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to cancel 2G licences issued to service providers in 2008 allocation.
