NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till January 11 the protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son in the Aircel-Maxis scam.
Special Judge O P Saini extended the relief granted to Chidambaram and his son Karti after the CBI and the ED submitted that new material has been recovered which needs to be collated.
It also granted time till January 11 to the CBI to get sanction to prosecute some of the people accused in the case.
The CBI had on November 26 told the court that the Centre had granted sanction to prosecute P Chidambaram.
The case relates to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval in Aircel-Maxis deal.
There are 18 accused in the case. Besides Chidambaram, sanction is required for the prosection of five public servants. (AGENCIES)
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