Chidambaram INX Media case updates: Delhi court extends ex-FM's CBI custody till Thursday in accordance with SC order

P Chidambarm being taken to Rouse Avenue Court

Former finance minister P Chidambaram will be appearing before the special CBI court in Delhi on Tuesday in connection with the INX Media case.

Counsel for P Chidambaram agree not to press bail plea till Thursday

The Supreme Court hearing former finance minister P Chidambaram’s plea against the CBI arrest in the INX Media case asked his counsel, Kapil Sibal and AM Singhvi not to press for the interim bail plea, which they had filed before the trial court on Monday and is scheduled to be heard during the day, till 5 September.

Not inclined to hear matter at length today: SC in hearing of P Chidambaram’s plea

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Banumathi on Tuesday said that the court “wasn’t inclined” to hear the plea of former finance minister P Chidambaram challenging the CBI’s arrest in the INX Media case “at length”. “Let the interim order continue for two more days,” she said.

Tushar Mehta says P Chidambaram’s counsel pressured trial court to decide on bail application

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI in former finance minister P Chidambaram’s plea against arrest by the central investigative agency in the INX Media case, reportedly accused the counsel for the Congress leader of “pressurizing” the trial court hearing another plea in the case to decide on the bail application on Monday itself. “Bail was moved 14 days after arrest & they wanted it decided in a day,” Mehta was quoted as saying.

SC orders for status quo to be maintained till Thursday, P Chidambaram to be in CBI custody today

As the hearing of the petition of former finance minister P Chidambaram against the arrest by the CBI in the INX Media case began in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the CBI told the Supreme Court that it didn’t want any further custody of Chidambaram and that he should be sent to Tihar under judicial custody.

However, the apex court bench directed Chidambaram to continue to be in CBI custody till Thursday, and that the status quo from its interim order on Monday be maintained till Thursday, ANI reported.

SC begins hearing P Chidambaram’s plea challenging CBI custody

The hearing on former finance minister P Chidambaram’s petition challenging CBI custody has begun in the Supreme Court.

Counsel for P Chidambaram appeals to court to place ex-FM under house arrest instead of jail

When the case of former finance minister P Chidambaram’s plea against the CBI arrest was heard in the pre-lunch session on Monday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidambaram, questioned the non-bailable warrant issued against the former union minister and said the Congress leader has already been in CBI’s custody for last 12 days.

“He (Chidambaram) is in custody for 12 days. He was arrested pursuant to an NBW which could have never been issued. Either give him interim bail or put him in house arrest. He should not be sent to Tihar jail. He is a 73-year-old man,” Sibal told the bench.

SC to decide between granting bail to P Chidambaram or remanding to judicial custody today

The Supreme Court bench hearing former finance minister P Chidambaram’s plea against the arrest made by the CBI is likely to decide whether to grant the Congress leader bail in the INX Media case or remand him to judicial custody, as the 15-day custody of the CBI is bound to expire this week.

SC grants protection to P Chidambaram from being sent to Tihar jail

In partial relief for P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Monday gave protection to the former union finance minister from being sent to Tihar Jail as of now in the INX Media corruption case after he offered to be in house arrest but declined to grant interim bail.

SC moves hearing of Chidambaram’s plea against non-bailable warrant from 5 September to today

The apex court initially, at around 1.40 PM, asked the trial court to consider Chidambaram’s request for interim bail in the INX Media corruption case on Monday itself and said if he is not granted the relief, his CBI custody would be extended by three more days.

However, hours after the top court passed the order, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter at around 3 PM and said there would be “jurisdictional difficulty” in implementing the order passed earlier in the day.

After hearing him, a bench of justices R Banumathi and AS Bopanna modified the order and advanced the hearing for Tuesday from Thursday (5 September) on Chidambaram’s plea challenging the non-bailable warrant against him and remand orders passed by the trial court.

P Chidambaram and son Karti face objections over protection from arrest plea in Aircel-Maxis case

Former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti also faced tough opposition to their plea in another trial court for protection from arrest in the Aircel-Maxis cases lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

P Chidambaram has been interrogated by CBI for 11 days since arrest

Former finance minister P Chidambaram has been interrogated by the CBI for 11 days since his arrest after the Delhi High Court on 20 August dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case.

Special court extends CBI custody of P Chidambaram till today

Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar extended the CBI custody of the 73-year-old Congress veteran, who is fighting legal battles for relief in the INX Media case in three different courts, by one day on the expiry of his extended CBI remand and decided to hear his interim bail plea after 3.30 pm on Tuesday.

Crucial day in court for P Chidambaram today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up former finance minister P Chidambaram’s challenge to the non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him and remand orders passed by the Delhi trial court making it a crucial day for the former union minister since his arrest on the night of 21 August.