Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, has moved the Supreme Court for permission to travel abroad twice in November and December.
Mr. Karti has a lookout circular (LOC) issued against him by the government to prevent him from travelling abroad.
The LOC was issued by the Bureau of Immigration in connection with an investigation into a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval given to INX Media in 2007 when Mr. Chidambaram was the Finance Minister.
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Mr. Karti has challenged the lookout circular in the Supreme Court.
In an affidavit, he said he had to visit Cambridge in connection with a lecture on ‘The Rule of Law and Democratic Development in Pakistan’ by human rights lawyers and activist Asma Jahangir on November 10. He said he had to also attend, as a committee member, a meeting of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in London on November 11 and 12.
“Again I have to make a second trip to Cambridge in December 2017 in connection with the admission of my daughter in Cambridge next year as I could not travel earlier due to the LOC,” Mr. Karti, represented by advocate N.R.R. Arun Natarajan, submitted. He has sought permission to travel abroad between November 5 and November 15 and December 1 to December 7.
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In a separate additional affidavit, he accused the Enforcement Directorate of indulging in a “roving and fishing enquiry” against him in the INX media case.