A Delhi court on Friday extended till May 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case.
Earlier on February 7, Karti Chidambaram was questioned for about six hours by the ED in connection with a money-laundering probe against him in the INX Media case.
On September 18 last year it had allowed Karti to travel to the UK from September 20-30. Karti is facing criminal cases which are being investigated by the ED and the CBI.
On September 18 last year it had allowed Karti to travel to the UK from September 20-30. Karti is facing criminal cases which are being investigated by the ED and the CBI.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini put up the matter for February 1 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, told the court that the ongoing probe was about to be completed.
Former Union minister P Chidambaram, an accused in the Aircel-Maxis case on Tuesday alleged in a Delhi court that the Enforcement Directorate was sensationalising the case and damaging his reputation.
The CBI had on November 26 told the court that Centre had granted sanction to prosecute P Chidambaram. The case relates to alleged irregularities in grant of FIPB approval in Aircel-Maxis deal.
The CBI on July 19 filed a chargesheet against 18 persons in the case, including the former Finance Minister and Karti.
The rejoinder submissions were filed before Special Judge O P Saini through advocates P K Dubey and Arshdeep Singh.
The submissions have been made by the father-son duo in their rejoinder filed in response to the replies of the probe agencies.
Appearing for the CBI and ED, Additional Solicitor General Tusshar Mehta told CBI Special Judge O P Saini that Chidambaram was not cooperating with the agencies.
Chidambaram had filed the plea for protection from arrest in the ED case on May 30 this year after which he got relief from the court on various occasions.
The Enforcement Directorate, which named the former minister as accused no. 1 in the charge sheet, has named eight other accused in the case including S Bhaskaraman and four Maxis companies.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini put up the matter for November 1 after the counsel appearing for agencies sought an adjournment in the matter.
The court pulled up the agency for filing the charge sheet without proper sanction and told the CBI that if required documents are not filed by November 26, the next day of hearing, the court may take appropriate action.
This is the fourth time the senior Congress leader is being questioned in the probe. He was last grilled for about six hours on August 24.
The Congress leader in an application levied allegations that the CBI only wanted media trial and was not interested in a fair probe.
Chidambaram and his son Karti were named in the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case on July 19.
Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram were named in a charge sheet filed by the CBI in the case on July 19.
Former Union minister P Chidambaram moved a Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail in the Aircel-Maxis case
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