The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave interim relief to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran on his plea against cancellation of bail by Mardas HC. The court was hearing a case related to alleged setting up of an illegal telephone exchange.
The apex court has stayed Madras HC order cancelling bail of Dayanidhi Maran till September 14. SC has also issued notice to CBI and has sought its response in two weeks on Maran’s plea.
The Madras High Court had on Monday cancelled Maran’s interim anticipatory bail in the controversial telephone exchange case and directed him to surrender before the CBI within three days while rejecting his charges of political vendetta.
In a 49-page order, Justice Vaidhyanthan held that “prima facie” Maran had “misused” his office by obtaining telephone connections “illegally” and allegations against him were backed by material.
“After evaluating the entire available material against the petitioner, I find prima facie the exact role of the petitioner being the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology in misusing his office for his wrongful gain by obtaining telephone connections illegally in the name of BSNL officials under “service category”, he said.
The judge granted three days for Maran to surrender before CBI before 4.30 pm on August 13.
