The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear a petition filed by billionaire Anil Ambani challenging a Delhi court order summoning him and his wife Tina as prosecution witnesses in the telecom case, also referred to as the 2G scam.
Mr Ambani's petition says the 2G trial is almost complete and at this stage summoning him won't serve any purpose.
Mr Ambani is chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Amabani Group; three senior executives from his telecom firm, Reliance Telecom Limited were arrested in 2011 for allegedly using another company called Swan Telecom to get licenses and frequency beyond their permissible quota.
The CBI is investigating the scam that centres on whether mobile network licenses and accompanying second-generation airwaves were given at sweetheart deals to ineligible companies in 2008 by A Raja, who was then Telecom Minister.
Last week, the CBI said in court that Mr Ambani, as a prosecution witness, can help explain the actions of his executives, Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair, who are on bail.
The agency also said that Mrs Ambani presided over meetings where key decisions related to Swan Telecom were taken.
The promoters of Swan, Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, were also arrested in 2011 and were later granted bail.
Mr Ambani's petition says the 2G trial is almost complete and at this stage summoning him won't serve any purpose.
Mr Ambani is chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Amabani Group; three senior executives from his telecom firm, Reliance Telecom Limited were arrested in 2011 for allegedly using another company called Swan Telecom to get licenses and frequency beyond their permissible quota.
The CBI is investigating the scam that centres on whether mobile network licenses and accompanying second-generation airwaves were given at sweetheart deals to ineligible companies in 2008 by A Raja, who was then Telecom Minister.
Last week, the CBI said in court that Mr Ambani, as a prosecution witness, can help explain the actions of his executives, Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair, who are on bail.
The agency also said that Mrs Ambani presided over meetings where key decisions related to Swan Telecom were taken.
The promoters of Swan, Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, were also arrested in 2011 and were later granted bail.
