Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 29
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed newly elected Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s plea for return of Rs 10 crore he had deposited with the court’s registry as a pre-condition for being allowed to travel abroad.
A Vacation Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi rejected the plea by Karti, who is facing criminal cases which are being probed by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate.
“Now you pay attention to your constituency,” the Bench told the son of former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram who won from Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu.
Karti is being investigated by the ED and CBI in several cases, including one relating to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to INX Media for receiving foreign funds of Rs 305 crore when his father was the finance minister. Karti was abroad for 51 days in the last 6 months, the probe agency had told earlier the court.
The ED had opposed his plea to travel abroad and accused him of being evasive, non-cooperative leading to delay in completion of investigations.
The agency had claimed that Karti, who is also facing proceedings in cases like Aircel-Maxis and money laundering matters, has been “blatantly misusing” the liberty granted by court in allowing him to travel abroad and has been using the same to protract the investigation in the case.
“Having heard counsel for the applicant (Karti), we are not inclined to allow the prayer made. The application is accordingly dismissed,” the Bench said.
Karti’s counsel submitted that he had deposited Rs 10 crore in the court’s registry as a pre-condition for travelling abroad in terms of the court’s order and the money should be returned to him as he had come back. Karti claimed he had taken the money on loan and was paying interest on it. The SC, in its May 7 order, asked him to deposit Rs 10 crore with the court’s registry.
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