HOME NEWS INDIA TAMIL NADU Illegal telephone exchange case: Madras High Court allows Dayanidhi Maran’s plea to summon Union Telecom Secretary as court witness Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira says, the secretary of the department concerned would be the best person to clarify the entitlement of a Minister Updated – March 25, 2026 11:39 pm IST – CHENNAI MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S. DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok The Madras High Court on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) allowed a plea by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) Dayanidhi Maran to summon the Union Telecommunication Secretary to depose as a court witness before the trial court in Chennai in the illegal telephone exchange case booked for alleged offences committed during his stint as the Union Minister between 2004 and 2007. Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira wrote: “In the instant case, where the allegations involve the provision and utilisation of telecommunication infrastructure, the interpretation of administrative rules and the functioning of public sector entities during the relevant period; the evidence of individuals who were directly connected with the relevant administrative processes, assumes significance.” ” https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/illegal-telephone-exchange-case-madras-high-court-allows-dayanidhi-marans-plea-to-summon-union-telecom-secretary-as-court-witness/article70785158.ece#:~:text=HOME,processes%2C%20assumes%20significance.%E2%80%9D [26/03, 08:10] sekarreporter1: .
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Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira says, the secretary of the department concerned would be the best person to clarify the entitlement of a Minister
Updated – March 25, 2026 11:39 pm IST – CHENNAI
MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) allowed a plea by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) Dayanidhi Maran to summon the Union Telecommunication Secretary to depose as a court witness before the trial court in Chennai in the illegal telephone exchange case booked for alleged offences committed during his stint as the Union Minister between 2004 and 2007.
Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira wrote: “In the instant case, where the allegations involve the provision and utilisation of telecommunication infrastructure, the interpretation of administrative rules and the functioning of public sector entities during the relevant period; the evidence of individuals who were directly connected with the relevant administrative processes, assumes significance.”
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