Chidambaram's plea in SC today blocked

August 26, 2019 11:00

In a huge blow to former finance minister P Chidambaram, his plea in the Supreme Court against CBI remand to be heard today, have been blocked over procedural delays.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Chidambaram's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's order which denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money laundering and corruption cases. His custody in the CBI was to end today.

Senior lawyer, Kapil Sibal today mentioned before Supreme Court that despite court's order, the petition challenging CBI's remand order of P Chidambaram in connection with INX-Media case hasn't been listed for hearing today.

A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi is also scheduled to hear a fresh plea of Chidambaram in which he has challenged the arrest warrant issued against him and the trial court's order remanding him to CBI custody till Monday in the INX Media corruption case.

On Friday, the apex court had granted protection from arrest till Monday to Chidambaram in the money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The court has sought replies from ED on Chidambaram's plea and directed that all the three matters should be listed on Monday.

Chidambaram has contended that it is violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution that his petition challenging the high court order was not heard by the apex court on July 20 and 21 and he was arrested on the August 21 night.

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