INX media case: SC rejects Karti Chidambaram’s plea for return of Rs 10 cr

The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s plea seeking return of Rs 10 crore which he had deposited with the court’s registry as a condition for being allowed to travel abroad.

A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose 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,” it said.

The son of former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has won the Lok Sabha election from Sivaganga parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu.

“Having heard counsel for the applicant (Karti), we are not inclined to allow the prayer made. The application is accordingly dismissed,” the bench said in its order.