2G: SC to hear Kanimozhi bail plea on June 20

Agencies

New Delhi, 13 June 2011: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to admit DMK MP Kanimozhi’s bail plea in the 2G spectrum case. The Supreme Court issued a summon to the CBI over DMK MP Kanimozhi’s bail plea hearing, and posted the date of hearing to June 20.

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to CBI asking it to file its response on the bail plea of Kanimozhi by Monday. The court has also asked the CBI to inform it as to what happened to Rs 200 crore allegedly given to Kalaignar TV by Cineyug Films. Terming corruption as the worst form of "human rights violation", the court asked the CBI to state the loss incurred by exchequer in granting licences to telecom companies during former telecom minister A Raja’s tenure.

A bench comprising justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar also asked the investigating agency to inform it about the status of trial in the 2G case before a CBI special court.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi had filed her bail plea in the Supreme Court on June 10 in the 2G spectrum scam case, even as the DMK top brass met in Chennai to decide the future of its alliance with the UPA.

The Delhi High Court on June 8 dismissed the DMK MP’s bail plea, challenging a trial court’s order against the dismissal of her bail plea on May 20.

DMK chief Karunanidhi has blamed the Centre for the arrest of his daughter Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case.

"Kanimozhi is in Tihar jail, either it could be due to Centre’s order or complacency," the DMK patriarch said in his first public meeting after the Assembly polls in his Tiruvarur constituency on June 5.

Kanimozhi has been charged as a co-conspirator of former Telecom Minister A Raja in 2G scam.

The CBI in its chargesheet has alleged that Kanimozhi has made Rs 200 crore from Swan to Kalaignar TV as bribe money.

Kalaignar TV’s balance sheet has reflected Rs 214.84 crore as an unsecured loan and it came from Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The exact amount Rs 214.8654 crore was given to Kalaignar TV as an unsecured loan in the company’s balance sheet for the year 2009-2010.

Cineyug is owned by the Balwas and the Morani Brothers.

As per the Cineyug balance sheet, Rs 212 crore has been loaned by Kusegaon Fruit and Vegetables Pvt Ltd that is owned by Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal. Kusegaon shows an unsecured loan of Rs 209 crore in its balance sheet. Asif Balwa is a director with DB Realty which has a stake in Swan Telecom.