Disappointed by the Supreme Court order dismissing the review petitions of all the seven telecos in 2G spectrum allocation case, Videocon Telecom has decided to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court.

“We will file curative petition in the Supreme Court. We were not expecting any relief through review petition. We have a strong case as we have not done anything wrong. The CBI has not found anything wrong against us”, said the V. N. Dhoot, chairman Videocon group.

Dhoot, however, is hopeful that the government would take some action to protect the interests of the subscribers.

“I believe that the government will take some action to protect interests of more than eight crore subscribers that are on the networks of new operators. I hope the government will complete the auction process by June 2”, he said. .

Videocon Telecom who is set lose 21 licences following the SC’s February 2 verdict canceling all the 122 spectrum licences allotted in 2008 during the tenure of the former telecom minister A Raja, was among seven telcos who had filed review petitions in 2G spectrum allocation case.

Meanwhile, Sistema Shyam, Idea Cellular and Uninor are also likely to move curative petitions. Sistem Shyam is also considering action under Indo Russian bilateral investment treaty. Idea Cellular may take the decision by next week.

Reacting to the Supreme Court order dismissing the its review petition Uninor said, "By entertaining the review petition and hearing the case again, the SC would have been able to appreciate arguments and evidence that challenges the very basis of its order. We are disappointed that the Court has declined to do so."

Smilar sentiments were expressed by Sistema Shyam. "It is extremely disappointing to know that SSTL'''s review petition has not been accepted. To protect its interests further, SSTL currently is in the process of deliberating its future course of legal actions," it said in a statement. 

In a setback to the telcos and the former telecom minister A Raja, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed all the petitions seeking a review of the cancellation of 122 2G licence.

The court, however, decided to hear in open court on April 13 the government’s review petition seeking a review of its verdict cancelling 122 licences for the 2G spectrum.

A special bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice KS Radhakrishnan said the review petition would be listed for an open court hearing on April 13 at 3.45 pm. However, the government''s petition seeking a review of the SC’s verdict on sanction for prosecution and expunging of remarks against the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) officials was dismissed.

Dismissing  A Raja’s petition ion the court said “The apprehension expressed by the applicant that the observations contained in various paragraphs of the judgment will prejudicially affect his cause is not well-founded,”  Raja in his petition had expressed apprehensions that the apex court had virtually indicted him for the alleged scam.