SC declines to hear Karti’s plea for refund of Rs 10 cr

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider a plea by Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to allow him refund of Rs 10 crore deposited by him with registry as a condition to travel abroad earlier.

A counsel, appearing for Karti, submitted that he was forced to take loan of Rs 10 crore and was now bound to pay interest. In such a situation, the amount deposited earlier should be refunded, she said.

The counsel mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna, seeking urgent consideration.

The court, however, asked her to mention before the regular bench.