HC clarifies allegations in contentious para of Chidambaram’s bail order

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday clarified that allegations mentioned in the contentious paragraph of an order denying bail to P Chidambaram relates to a case of lawyer Rohit Tandon and not of the Congress leader.

Chidambaram is in jail in the INX Media money laundering case.

Justice Suresh Kait said it is nowhere mentioned in paragraph 40 of the November 15 bail order that the allegations relates to Chidambaram’s case.

“Thus, there is no error in the face of it. However, the said paragraph (40) be read as allegations in Rohit Tandon’s case,” the judge said.

The court made the clarification while disposing of an Enforcement Directorate’s plea seeking rectification of the “accidental slip/inadvertent error” in certain paragraphs of the order.