Karti can’t leave India, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was on Monday categorical that Karti Chidambaram, son of Congress leader and former Union minister P. Chidambaram, would not be allowed to leave India without subjecting himself to investigation in a corruption case.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order allowing Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P. Chidambaram, to go abroad on August 16, and made it clear that he will have to appear before the CBI for the purposes of investigation.
A bench of Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud told senior counsel Gopal Subramanium appearing for Karti, “We will not allow you to travel abroad till you cooperate in the investigation.”
Mr Subramanium said he was prepared to give an undertaking that Karti would appear before the CBI and that he may be permitted to travel on August 16. He requested the court not to stay the HC order. However, the CJI said, “We have to stay this order. We have had the bitter experience of allowing people to go abroad and they never come back. You (Karti) first show us your bonafide by going to the investigating officer.”
THE CBI registered an FIR against Karti and others on May 15, 2017, for alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance granted to INX Media for receiving overseas funds.