"Even though before the Committee the former Solicitor General (now Attorney General G E Vahanvati) deposed (that he was not aware of changes made in the first-come-first-served procedure)", the Committee found that his view in filing notings was different.
"The Committee is of the opinion that the former Solicitor General was in the know of things," JPC chairman P C Chacko told reporters here today briefing about the report he submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
"The committee observed that up till January 7, 2008 the DoT in all their notings projected the correct picture about procedure followed by them in issuing UAS licences. From January 7, 2008 onwards the procedure adopted by them was a clear departure from the established practice," the report said.
"The Committee believes that G E Vahanvati, the former Solicitor General, was in the know of the procedure that was approved by the Department of Telecom in the file notings dated January 7, 2008," the report said.
Deposing before the JPC on February 5, Vahanvati had said that the changes in the first-come, first-served policy were never discussed with him and he had nothing to do with issue of 2G spectrum licences.