2G: Delhi HC to hear Kanimozhi’s bail plea today

Zeebiz Bureau New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The bail plea of Kanimozhi and five other accused which got preponed to Friday from the scheduled date of December 1st after the pleadings of the accused for an early hearing was deferred by the court till Monday. Others whose bail pleas also in contention include, former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, filmmaker Karim Morani, DMK-run Kaliagnar TV MD Sharad Kumar and private firm Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd directors Asif Balwa and Rajeev Agarwal. Earlier, former Additional Solicitor General Altaf Ahmed and senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing for Kanimozhi and Morani repsectively, submitted that the situation of their clients was akin to that of the five corporate executives, who were granted bail on Wednesday by the Supreme Court. "We are either similarly or better placed in relation to the accused who have already been granted bail. If possible, please list them for hearing on Thursday itself," Luthra said. "Don't send a wrong message to the general public that you are high and mighty," the court said while refusing to accede to their contention. Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran, appearing for CBI, cited the apex court judgement on the bail applications of the five corporate executives, He, however, did not make his stand clear on whether he was supporting or opposing their petitions. With Agency Inputs

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