Sukh Ram - An Earlier Indian Telecommunications Corruption Scandal
Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 153-157, 2011
Posted: 20 Aug 2011
Date Written: August 15, 2011
Abstract
In 1996 Indian police raided the homes of Sukh Ram, the former minister of telecommunications, finding INR 36 million in cash. He was convicted in 2009 for having “disproportionate assets” under the Prevention of Corruption Act, fined and sentenced to 3 years hard labour. He was separately convicted of accepting a bribe to favour a supplier and given another 3 years and another fine. Both cases are under appeal before the High Court, with the option of an appeal to the Supreme Court, while a third case has yet to come to trial.
Keywords: India, Telecommunications, Licences, Procurement, Corruption, Bribery
JEL Classification: L96, H26, K20, K23, K42, L43, O38
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