Aircel-Maxis case: CBI granted permission to prosecute Chidambaram

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday informed the Patiala House Court that it has been granted permission to prosecute former finance minister P Chidambaram in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case.

Patiala House Court's Special Judge OP Saini took up the Aircel-Maxis case, which arose out of the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and submitted that requisite sanction from the concerned authority has been received to



prosecute Chidambaram in the matter.

Mehta further said that there were a total of 18 accused in the case and prosecution sanctions were needed for six of them. He added that efforts were being made to obtain prosecution sanctions in respect of other five accused.Meanwhile, the court extended the interim protection granted to Chidambaram and his son, Karti, till December 18. On Saturday, Chidambaram had denied all charges leveled by the CBI and said the decision of his arrest was "plainly motivated and totally untenable."