DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal was also granted bail. Special CBI Judge OP Saini allowed the bail plea of 83-year-old Ammal on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.
A counsel for two accused of the 2G spectrum allocation case was today fined Rs 250 by special CBI court for unnecessary raising objections during the proceeding to "delay the trial."
Swan Telecom promoter Shahid UsmanBalwa's plea that he has been wrongly put on trial on charges of criminal breach of trust in the 2G spectrum allocation case, will be heard by the Delhi High Court on September 6.
Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and director of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Asif Balwa, facing trial in the 2G scam case, were on Friday given a week's exemption from attending court to facilitate their holy month of Ramzan.
After spending over six months in Tihar jail DMK MP Kanimozhi is set to walk free along with four other accused in the 2G scam on Tuesday. The Delhi High Court granted bail on Monday to five accused while directing them to furnish two sureties of Rs 5 lakh each and ordering them that they cannot leave the country.
The Delhi High court will be hearing the bail plea of DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and that of 5 others accused in the 2G spectrum scam on Monday. The arguments on the matter could not be concluded on Friday.
The Supreme Court today asked the CBI to explain on what basis it took decision not to oppose the bail plea of of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in the trial court in 2G scam.
DMK MP Kanimozhi will spend Diwali in jail as the court of Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge OP Saini reserved its order on her bail application till November 3.
Among those who are charged include A Raja, Sanjay Chandra, Kanimozhi, Karim Murani, Gautam Doshi, and Siddharth Behuria.
The 2G saga will reach an important milestone on Saturday, when OP Saini, the special judge in the CBI trial court, reads out the charges against the 17 accused.
The city government and Tihar Jail authorities on Friday told the Delhi High court that Asif Balwa, an accused in the 2G spectrum case, cannot be allowed to use iPad in jail.
Cineyug Films Director Karim Morani, an accused in the 2G spectrum case, today appeared before a Delhi court and filed his regular bail application.
The 2G trial court on Wednesday reserved its judgement on the bail plea of Shahid Balwa, Asif Balwa and Rajeev Agarwal. CNBC-TV18 learns that while the order on Shahid Balwa will be pronounced on May 24, the order on Asif Balwa and Rajeev Agarwal will be pronounced on May 21.
The CBI will conclude in three months its probe in the 2G spectrum allocation scam and file two more charge sheets carrying names of alleged accused firms in the case.
K Kanimozhi appeared at the special court on Friday for the 2G trial. CNBC-TV18's Siddharth Zarabi reports on the developments of the 2G case.
A month-and-a-half after she was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation, DMK MP Kanimozhi has been named as a co-conspirator with A Raja in the 2G scam.
A month and half after she was questioned by the CBI, DMK MP Kanimozhi is likely to be named in the supplementary chargesheet of the 2G scam on Monday. Kanimozhi, a director in Kalaignar TV holds 20% stake in the TV channel which CBI believes got a Rs 200 crore kickback on A Raja's behalf.
The Supreme Court has allowed the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to present a charge sheet on April 2nd against the former telecom minister A Raja and others involved in a 2G spectrum allocation case, reports CNBC-TV18's Siddharth Zarabi quoting sources.