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SC notice on telecom operators' plea against CAG audit

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government and the Comptroller and Auditor General on a plea by the telecom companies challenging the auditing of their account books by the official

IANS Updated on: February 03, 2014 23:31 IST


As the court declined to stay the operation of the high court's January order, Salve urged the court to tell the government not to take any coercive steps against the telecom companies.

Allaying the apprehension that government might take any coercive steps, Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad told the court that it would take four to five months before report on the auditing of the telecom companies account was finalized and tabled in parliament.

The court directed the listing of the matter Feb 11.

The high court held that CAG can audit that part of telecom companies account from which money goes to the consolidated fund of India under revenue sharing arrangement.
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