Supreme Court sets aside order allowing Dayanidhi Maran’s plea to summon Telecom Secretary
The Supreme Court of India set aside a Madras High Court order that had allowed DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran to summon the Union Telecom Secretary as a court witness. The court ruled that the Secretary may instead be summoned as a defense witness if desired.
Why it matters
This clarifies procedural rules regarding the summoning of high-ranking government officials in legal proceedings involving corruption allegations.
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 21, 2026) set aside an order of the Madras High Court which directed the trial court to summon the Union Telecom Secretary Amit Agarwal as a court witness in a case against DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran relating to the alleged setting up of “illegal” telephone exchanges .
A bench comprising Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli was hearing a plea filed by the CBI challenging the March 25 order of the High Court.
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