#INXMediaCase: Delhi HC to hear P Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea on tomorrow

New Delhi, July 24: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s plea, seeking anticipatory bail in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money-laundering case related to INX Media will be heard on July 25 said the Delhi High Court today.

 

The matter was listed before Justice A K Pathak, but as the judge did not hold the court in the post-lunch session today, the plea will now be heard on July 25.

The petition said the Congress leader had already got protection from arrest in the CBI's case related to INX Media. The High Court had earlier extended the interim protection against arrest granted to Chidambaram in the CBI case till August 1.

Chidambaram's role had come under the scanner of the investigating agencies in the 3,500-crore rupees Aircel-Maxis deal and the INX Media case involving 305 crore rupees. It was during his tenure as the Finance Minister in the UPA-1 Government that clearances from the FIPB were given to the two ventures, in which alleged irregularities have been found.

The CBI had filed an FIR in the matter on May 15 last year alleging irregularities in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Chidambaram was the Union finance minister. The CBI has also alleged that his son Karti had received funds to the tune of Rs 10 lakh in the case.