New Delhi, March 21 -- In a set back for the Maran brothers - Sun TV promoter Kalanithi Maran and former Union Minister and DMK's Lok Sabha candidate Dayanidhi Maran - and others, the Madras High Court on Wednesday declined to quash the charges framed against them in the illegal telephone exchange case.
The court also directed the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court to complete the proceedings in four months, and if they (the accused) adopt dilatory measures, then the trial court can also remand them to custody.
The CBI had alleged a loss of Rs 1.78 crore to the government due to the alleged installation of an illegal telephone exchange at Dayanidhi Maran's house - when he was the Communication and Information Technology M...