Centre appeals against Madras HC stay on lookout circular against Karti Chidambaram
In his petition, Karti contended that the look out circular was part of the central government's "political vendetta".
In Short
- Centre appeals against a Madras HC order staying a lookout notice against Karti.
- The Supreme Court is to hear the matter at 1 pm today.
- Madras HC had stayed the look out circulars issued against Karti and 4 others.
The Centre has appealed against a Madras High Court order staying a lookout notice against Karti Chidambaram over a corruption case filed by the CBI. The Supreme Court is to hear the matter at 1 pm today.
Madras High Court had stayed the look out circulars issued against former union minister Chidambaram's son Karti and four others by the Centre under the Passport Act over a corruption case filed by the CBI.
Madras High Court granted interim stay when petitions filed by Karti and others seeking to quash the circulars came up for hearing and directed the central government to file its counter by September 4. Others who got the interim relief are Karti's associates C B N Reddy, Ravi Viswanathan, Mohanan Rajesh and S Baskar Raman.
The Foreigner Regional Registration Officer and the Bureau of Immigration under the Union Home Ministry had issued the circulars against Karti on June 16 last and against the four others on July 18.
In his petition, Karti contended that the look out circular was part of the central government's "political vendetta" and issued "arbitrarily" and without jurisdiction to prevent him from travelling abroad. He also said he had responded to the summonses issued by the CBI in connection with the case and there was "no absolute cause of action" for issuance of the circular.
"The circular is a well thought out and meticulously orchestrated fraudulent plan of the CBI to stop me at the airport as and when I proceed abroad by springing an unpleasant surprise on me and leak it to the media that I was detained at the airport and cause embarrassment to me," he alleged.
He said he had responded to the summonses issued by the CBI in connection with the case and there was "no absolute cause of action" for issuance of the look out circular.
The case related to alleged irregularities in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds when his father was the union finance minister in 2007.
(With inputs from PTI)
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