**Maxis and Former Director Summoned by Delhi Court in Corruption Case**
*By Dwaipayan Roy | Sep 21, 2025, 06:25 PM*
A special court in Delhi has issued fresh summons to Malaysian telecom giant Maxis and its former director, Augustus Ralph Marshall. This move was initiated on the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to Maxis’s subsidiary during the tenure of former finance minister P. Chidambaram.
### Background of the Case
The FIPB clearance in question pertains to the 2006 takeover of Aircel by Maxis’s subsidiary, Global Communication Services Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Maxis and based in Mauritius. The company had applied to increase its foreign shareholding in Aircel Ltd from 26% to 73.99%.
The CBI alleges that P. Chidambaram and other FIPB officials approved the proposal by underreporting the actual inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian rupees. This, the agency claims, was done deliberately to keep the investment within the approval powers of the finance minister at the time.
### Additional Summons Issued
Alongside Maxis and Augustus Ralph Marshall, the CBI has also sought summons for Malaysian firm Astro All Asia Network. The special court has approved this request. Due to the international nature of these summons and jurisdictional complexities, the CBI has asked the court for three months to serve the summonses in Malaysia.
### Progression of the Case
The investigation has seen significant developments over the years. The CBI had initially filed a chargesheet on August 29, 2014, against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and others related to the matter. However, the accused were discharged by a special court on February 2, 2017. The CBI challenged this discharge in the Delhi High Court through a revision petition.
Furthermore, a second chargesheet was filed on July 19, 2018, against P. Chidambaram and others, which remains pending before the special court.
### Summary
This case centers on alleged corruption involving the FIPB clearance process for foreign investment in Aircel by Maxis’s subsidiary in 2006. The recent summons issued by the Delhi court underline ongoing investigations into the roles played by Maxis, its ex-director, and other parties implicated in the case.
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*Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.*
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