Delhi HC issues notice to Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and others on the plea filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against their discharge in the Aircel-Maxis case.

The High Court will next hear the matter on August 29.The ED also urged the apex court to not release the properties attached in the case.
 
The Maran brothers were accused by investigating agencies of helping Malaysian group Maxis to acquire Aircel in exchange for a kickback of approximately Rs.700 crore.
 
The court also discharged Kalanithi's wife Kavery Kalanithi, South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL) Managing Director K. Shanmugam and two companies SAFL and Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd (SDTPL) in two different cases.
 
The CBI Court on December 19 last year deferred pronouncing its orders against the Maran brothers and others to December 22. The Maran brothers challenged the jurisdiction of the special 2G court in both cases lodged by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI.
 
The Enforcement Directorate alleged that two firms, South Asia FM Limited (SAFL) and Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. (SDTPL), had received Rs. 742.58 crore as "proceeds of crime" from Mauritius-based firms and that the two firms were then allegedly controlled by Kalanithi Maran.