INX Media case: PC fails to get immediate relief in SC

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday failed to get any immediate relief in the INX media case, as the Supreme Court directed for placing his petition against the rejection of anticipatory bail before the Chief Justice of India.

A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi declined to pass any order on a plea by senior advocate Kapil Sibal on behalf of Chidambaram to grant him protection till the matter was for listed for consideration.

“We are ordering for placing the matter before the CJI,” Justice Ramana said.

The court told the counsel to complete all formalities with regard to the filing of the special leave petition against the Delhi High Court’s order of August 20.