Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked Dayanidhi Maran & his brother Kalanithi to move Delhi HC against trial court order summoning them as accused in a case related to 2G scam.
The apex court also said it will not interfere as charge sheet has already been filed in the matter.
Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and six others, including Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan had in October last year summoned as accused by a special 2G court in connection with Aircel-Maxis deal case.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini took cognisance of the CBI's charge sheet filed against eight accused including four companies and summoned them on March 2, 2015.
Besides the Maran brothers, CBI had named Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian national Augustus Ralph Marshall and four firms -- Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, Maxis Communication Berhad, Astro All Asia Network PLC and South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd -- as accused.
The CBI had chargesheeted them for the offences punishable under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
