The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to come back on January 30 with the dates on which it wanted to question Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, in the INX Media and the Aircel-Maxis cases.
A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, to seek instructions and give the date on which the probe agency wanted to quiz Karti.
The court was hearing an application from Mr. Karti seeking permission to travel abroad for the next few months for international tennis tournaments organised by a company called Totus Tennis Ltd.
“We will ensure both. We will ensure that he appears before you [ED] and he goes for his tennis assignment,” CJI Gogoi said.
The ED is investigating the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance given to INX Media for receiving foreign funds of Rs 305 crore when Mr. Chidambaram was Finance Minister.
Meanwhile, a Delhi court on Monday further extended the time of protection from arrest granted to the duo in the Aircel-Maxis case. Special Judge O.P. Saini extended the relief till February 18.
