The Chidambarams are under the scanner of investigating agencies in the Aircel-Maxis deal as also the INX Media case involving Rs 305 crore.
Chidambaram was arrested on August 21 by the CBI in the INX Media corruption and money laundering case. Indrani Mukerjea and her husband Peter Mukerjea are former promoters of the INX Media Group.
The ED refused to share its investigation report with Chidambaram as the chargesheet in the case was yet to be filed and urged the court to look into the report filed in a sealed envelope to decide his anticipatory bail plea.
The Supreme Court extended till Wednesday the protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram, in the INX Media money laundering case.
The court, however, refused to adjourn hearing in these cases on the pleas by both the probe agencies, which sought the adjournment on the ground that another case pertaining to INX Media scam involving the father-son duo was pending before the Supreme Court.
On Thursday, a Delhi Court had sent leader P Chidambaram to CBI custody till August 26 in INX Media case.
'Considering the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that police custody is justified,' Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar said while allowing four-day CBI custody of P Chidambaram in INX Media Case.
CBI had sought five-day custody of the former Finance Minister in connection with the INX media case and said that Chidambaram was not cooperating with the investigation.
The firm once promoted by Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, both in jail for murdering the latter's daughter Sheena Bora, had allegedly made payments to a firm linked to the former finance minister's son Karti Chidambaram, the CBI has said in the FIR.
INX Media Case: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant him anticipatory bail in the case, following which the CBI and ED reached his residence.
The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate had opposed Chidambaram's bail plea on the ground that his custodial interrogation was required as he was evasive during questioning.
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The cases relate to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis dea
The eviction notice was served to Karti Chidambaram following an earlier order of the Adjudicating Authority, PMLA by which the attachment of the property was confirmed.
The court has issued production warrant for Indrani Mukerjea, who is jailed in another case in Mumbai.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Sunday alleged that the government was planning Income Tax raids at his residence in a bid to cripple the Lok Sabha election campaign.
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