Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Monday challenged the jurisdiction of the special 2G court to try Aircel-Maxis deal case.
The court has directed the CBI to file reply on Maran's plea on August 3.
Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran had on March 02 appeared as accused before a special 2G court in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
The Maran brothers had appeared before Special CBI Judge O P Saini in pursuance to the summons issued against them and moved their separate bail pleas on which the court asked CBI to respond on March 16.
During the hearing CBI Prosecutor K K Goel had told the court that the summons to the three India-based accused, including the Maran brothers and the firm Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, have been served.
Goel had told the court that summons to a Mauritius-based accused firm has also been reportedly served, but they have not yet received any communication regarding the same.
Besides these four accused, the prosecutor had informed the court that summons to the other four accused who are based in Malaysia and UK have not been served yet and they are in the process of expediting the issue with concerned authorities.
During the hearing, besides Maran brothers, the authorised representative for accused firm Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd had also appeared in the court.
With Agency Inputs
