SC bars Karti Chidambaram from travelling abroad, asks him to appear before CBI


New Delhi, Aug 14 (Agencies): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed till Friday the Madras High Court order, staying Centre's lookout notice against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, and others in an alleged corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and DY Chandrachud has also stayed Madras High Court’s order allowing Karti to travel abroad.

The bench, during the hearing, repeatedly observed that Karti had not joined the investigation in the case and, moreover, he has not sought grant of anticipatory bail in the matter. It has asked Karti to appear before the CBI for questioning and not travel abroad till the next hearing on Friday.

The case is related to alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds in 2007 when Karti's father was the Union finance minister.

The Supreme Court has also asked the Madras High Court to decide on Karti's plea, seeking to quash the FIR in consonance with law.

The Madras High Court had on August 10 stayed the 'lookout circulars' issued against Karti and four others by the Centre, holding that they were prima facie "unwarranted".

Besides Karti, his associates CBN Reddy, Ravi Viswanathan, Mohanan Rajesh and S Bhaskararaman had also got the interim relief.

The Foreigner Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) and the Bureau of Immigration, under the Union Home Ministry, had issued the circulars against Karti on June 16 last and against the four others on July 18.

An FIR, dated May 15, was registered before the special CBI judge in New Delhi. It was followed by searches at the residences and offices of Karti and his friends on May 16.

  

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  • Hitesh, Mangaluru

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    Another scamwala from stinking Chor Khangress!

    Jai Congress Mukth Bharath! Jai NaMo!

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    These raids on Chidambaram and his son are due to the articles that Mr Chidabbaram was writhing regularly in newspapers and so as to silence him. The recent raids on our Minister Shiv Kumar are also to silence him so that the BJP could defeat Mr Ahmad Patil in Gujarat. We have all wtnessed the horse trading that has taken place in Gujarat. All this is Vindictive and Corrupt Politics.

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  • Unknown, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    When a corrupt politician gets caught v all should b happy coz these ppl were robbing our money indirectly. Irrespective of the party they belong common man should b happy that one looters is being investigated

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    This is supreme court order.
    Or have you also stopped believing in supreme court as well?
    do you sincerely believe that Modi will tell supreme court and they will listen to him?

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  • SB, Mlore

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    Father 420, Son 840.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    Well done. Every politician and their kin irrespective of their party should be punished for fraud. If found guilty, confiscate their property and distribute among citizens.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    Great we do not want another Lalit Modi or Vijay Mallya ...

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  • SB, Mlore

    Mon, Aug 14 2017

    Why always Congis, or the who got help from Dongis like these.

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