A special court in Delhi today discharged former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal cases lodged by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, ED. <br/><br/>The order was passed by Special Judge O P Saini who is exclusively dealing with the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases and those cases arising out of the investigation into it.<br/><br/>However, today's order will not have any effect on the two accused Malaysian nationals Ralph Marshall and T Ananda Krishnan as the court has already segregated the trial against them from that of Maran brothers and others. <br/><br/>CBI had filed a charge sheet against the Maran brothers, Malaysian nationals Ralph and Krishnan, and then Additional Secretary, Telecom, J S Sarma who died during the course of the probe. They were charge-sheeted for alleged offences punishable under section relating to criminal conspiracy and under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.<br/><br/>In the money laundering case, ED has charge-sheeted the Maran brothers and Kalanithi's wife Kavery under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.