aircel maxis case

he Supreme Court on Friday recalled its own order within hours and decided to hear the plea of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran against a special CBI court’s summonses to them in the Aircel-Maxis case.

A vacation bench comprising justices Arun Kumar Misra and S K Kaul also agreed to hear the plea of ED officer Rajeshwar Singh that contempt proceedings be initiated as attempts have been made to thwart the ongoing investigation in the Aircel-Maxis case.

Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging a special CBI court’s order summoning them as accused in the Aircel-Maxis case arising out of the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Supreme Court refused to entertain petition by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, who wanted the Aircel-Maxis case against him to be tried by a normal court and not by 2G scam special court.

Congress leader P Chidambaram secured interim protection from arrest from a trial court in the Aircel-Maxis case filed by the CBI but will have to wait till today to know the fate of his anticipatory bail plea before the Delhi high court in the ED’s money laundering case related to INX Media.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran’s plea for segregating his trial in the Aircel-Maxis case from the 2G spectrum scam case.

A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Karti Chidambaram, accused in Aircel-Maxis cases along with his father and former finance minister P Chidambaram, to travel abroad to attend tennis tournaments in the UK and France and attend business meetings.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday requested the Supreme Court to seek a status report from the CBI of its probe into the alleged role of former finance minister P Chidambaram in the grant of FIPB clearance to the Aicel-Maxis deal.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Dayanidhi Maran's petition seeking to restrain CBI from filing chargesheet against him in the Aircel-Maxis case.

New Delhi, Aug 13 () A CBI officer probing the Aircel-Maxis case allegedly involving former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram was today given a two-year extension by the central government, according to an official order.

Justice Suresh Kait issued notices to Chidambaram and Karti on the probe agency's petition, seeking cancellation of their anticipatory bail, and gave them time till November 29 to respond.

During the brief hearing, CBI's prosecutor K K Goyal told the court that cognizance should be taken on the chargesheet and prima facie a case is made out against all the accused.

Highly placed sources said while the agency's investigation team was in favour of filing a chargesheet against the accused persons, CBI director Ranjit Sinha feels the evidence may not stand scrutiny in court.

Almost a year after informing the court about the progress in investigation and months after completing it, the CBI suddenly found the straightforward case about alleged quid pro quo between Maran and Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan "too complicated".

CBI has examined former finance minister P Chidamabaram in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given to Rs 3500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006.

Probing money laundering charges in the Aircel-Maxis case, Enforcement Directorate will soon attach properties worth over Rs 742 crore belonging to former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his family members and associates.

The CBI informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that by the end of this month, it will file its chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case, in which former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran is an accused.

A Delhi court has extended till May 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case. Special Judge O P Saini extended the interim relief to Chidambarams and posted the matter on May 6 after ED sought more time to gather evidence.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved the Supreme Court today against a trial court's decision to discharge the Maran brothers in the Aircel-Maxis case without furnishing the bail bond properly.

Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa was the among the 2G scam accused who latched on to the CBI director’s submission in the Supreme Court that there were “conflicting” views of investigating officers in 2G scam cases.

A vacation bench of Justices Arun Mishra and S K Kaul directed Swamy to serve the copy of his application to the petitioner Rajneesh Kapur who has filed the case against ED officer Rajeshwar Singh.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram was again grilled by the Enforcement Directorate officials on Friday for over six hours in connection with the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. This is his third appearance before the agency in last the few months.