The Madras High Court Wednesday declined to grant any interim relief to former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his elder brother Kalanithi Maran in trial proceedings against them in a CBI court in the "illegal" telephone exchange case.
The judge posted the matter for further hearing on October 10.
A CBI court here on August 30 had framed charges and ordered trial of Dayanidhi Maran and six others in the case of alleged setting up of "illegal" telephone exchanges to benefit the Sun TV of his brother Kalanithi Maran during 2004-06.
The Maran brothers have sought quashing of the charges against them.
When the matter came up on Wednesday before Justice A D Jagadish Chandira, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) G. Rajagopalan said the Supreme Court and the high court had already rejected their pleas seeking to discharge them from the case.
"The courts have directed the trial court to recommence the hearing and complete it by 12 months.
Moreover, the courts have upheld that a prima facie case has been made out and the CBI has sufficient evidence to proceed with the prosecution."