This follows the rejection of an appeal filed by others also named in the charge sheet, according to a BloombergQuint report.
South Asia FM Ltd, South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd, and Sun Direct TV Private Ltd, which are among those charged in the case, had challenged the 2G Special Court’s jurisdiction over what has come to be known as the Aircel-Maxis case.
The 2G Special Court had upheld the special court’s right to hear the case on Sept 19, the BloombergQuint report said.
The court has already issued summons against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran, also the promoter of Sun Group, as accused in the case.
It had also issued open warrants of arrest against Ananda Krishnan and Agustus Ralph Marshall, who are accused in the Aircel-Maxis deal case along with the Maran brothers.
After this ruling, South Asia FM, South Asia Entertainment and Sun Direct TV had moved the Supreme Court to challenge the decision.
The Aircel-Maxis case relates to allegations that the then telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran had pressured Chennai-based businessman C Sivasankaran to sell his stake in Aircel Ltd to Maxis in 2006.
In return, Maxis is said to have invested in Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Direct, the direct-to-home TV arm of his Sun TV Network Ltd.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigations have charged the Maran brothers with criminal conspiracy, abuse of official position, and bribery.
It also named Ananda Krishnan, senior executive of Maxis Ralph Marshall, and four companies – Sun Direct TV, Astro All Asia Networks Ltd, Maxis Communication Bhd Malaysia, and South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd Mauritius – as accused.
Maxis has consistently maintained that all its dealings in the case were above board.