SC refuses to entertain P Chidambaram’s petition, calls it ‘infructuous’

The top court said Chidambaram is at liberty to seek remedy in accordance with the law

Current Affairs:-In a mishap for Congress pioneer P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Monday would not engage his appeal testing the rejection of expectant bail in a debasement case held up by the CBI in the INX media trick.

At the start, a seat involving judges R Banumathi and A S Bopanna said since Chidambaram has just been captured and is in the guardianship of the CBI, his allure for the situation has moved toward becoming infructuous.

Be that as it may, the seat said Chidambaram is at a freedom to look for cure as per the law.

Chidambaram, whose CBI authority is finishing today, will be created under the watchful eye of a preliminary court where the office can further look for his care.

In any case, senior backers Kapil Sibal and A M Singhvi said in their contentions that the CBI guaranteed that Chidambaram’s request become infructuous by capturing him when he was looking for security from capture.

They said that following the high court had expelled his expectant bail supplication in both CBI and ED cases on May 20, the senior Congress pioneer had moved the peak court in the post lunch session and his issue was recorded for hearing on August 21.

While endeavors were being made to get his appeal recorded for hearing on Wednesday, a request was passed that the issue will be heard on August 23. Chidambaram was captured on late night of August 21.

Sibal portrayed the arrangement of occasions from August 20 to August 21, and said “the entire motivation behind the CBI was to crush the key privileges of my customer, (Chidambaram) and his freedom ensured under the Constitution. He ought to have been heard however the issue was recorded for hearing on Friday and not in any case Thursday”.

In any case, the seat said on that ground Chidambaram’s request against the high court choice can’t be engaged.

“So far as the CBI case is concerned, we are not slanted to hear it. We expel the exceptional leave request (of Chidambaram) in CBI case,” the seat said.

It said the senior Congress pioneer can challenge the rejection of his expectant bail in the CBI case on various grounds.

At present the pinnacle court seat is hearing issues identifying with the tax evasion case held up by the ED regarding the INX media trick in which Chidambaram was allowed insurance from capture till today.

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Govt using CBI, ED as ‘revenge-seeking’ units: Cong on Chidambaram’s arrest

Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister Chidambaram was arrested last night amid high drama by the CBI and he spent the night at a agency guest house

Current Affairs:-The Congress on Thursday descended intensely on the BJP government over the capture of P Chidambaram, blaming it for utilizing the CBI and the ED as “individual retribution looking for divisions”.

Senior Congress pioneer and previous Finance Minister Chidambaram was captured the previous evening in the midst of high dramatization by the CBI and he went through the night at an office visitor house.

“In the course of the most recent two days India saw the open air murder of majority rule government as likewise the standard of law,” said Congress representative Randeep Surjewala.

He further said that while many denounced in the INX Media case have not been captured, a senior lawmaker has been captured with no lawful premise.

“Government utilizing CBI, ED as close to home vengeance looking for divisions for the gathering in power as additionally those decision nation”, Surjewala charged.

“A prepared legislator was captured on the announcement of a lady accused of homicide of her own little girl”, says Surjewala alluding to Indrani Mukherjea

He further asserted that “bogus allegations” were being stored on senior political opponents to “quiet” everybody in nation. On Chidambaram’s capture, Congress says BJP utilizing

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INX Media case: ED issues fresh lookout circular against P Chidambaram

Officials said this is a preventive measure exercised by the agency as Chidambaram’s whereabouts are not known at present and he is required by them to take the probe forward in the INX Media case

Current Affairs:-The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a new watch out round against previous account serve P Chidambaram regarding the INX Media illegal tax avoidance case, authorities said Wednesday.

They said the alarm see against the Congress chief, whose expectant bail was dropped on Tuesday, has been sent to all land, air and seaports and law implementation offices at these offices. It says the ED ought to be cautioned on the off chance that the individual is found on their premises. It additionally requests that they not enable the Congress head to cross the Indian fringe without the authorization of the ED.

The authorities said this is a preventive measure practiced by the office as Chidambaram’s whereabouts are not known at present and he is required by them to take the test forward in the INX Media case, being explored under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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