The Supreme Court rejected the central government's petition seeking a review of the 2G spectrum case!
The Supreme Court's Registrar refused to receive the application filed by the Union Government seeking clarification of the 2012 judgment in the 2G Spectrum case. The Government sought a clarification that the verdict does not bar the allocation of spectrum through means other than public auction in certain situations.
Stating that the application was in effect seeking a review of the 2012 judgment in the guise of seeking clarification, the Registrar rejected it by terming it "misconceived." The Registrar stated that the application "does not disclose any reasonable cause for being entertained" and refused to receive it as per the provisions of Order XV Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013.
As per this provision, “The Registrar may refuse to receive a petition on the ground that it discloses no reasonable cause or is frivolous or contains scandalous matter, but the petitioner may within fifteen days of the making of such order, appeal by way of motion, from such refusal to the Court.” Therefore, the Centre has the remedy of appealing to the Court against the Registrar's order.
The Registrar also cited the time gap of nearly 12 years in filing the Miscellaneous Application. It was also noted that the Union Government itself had withdrawn the review petition filed against the verdict on May 10, 2012.
"Applicant is again attempting to obtain rehearing of the matter in open court after a long lapse of time, in the guise of filing the present application with a similar prayer which was already made in the review petition filed by the applicant," the Registrar said
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