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Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court today sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate, ED, on a plea filed by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram seeking bail in the INX Media money-laundering case.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi issued a notice to ED on Chidambaram’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s 16th November verdict dismissing his bail plea in the case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for ED, told the bench that he would file a response by 25th November. The bench, comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, posted the matter for hearing on 26th November.
Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on 21st August in the INX Media corruption case and is currently in the ED custody in a related money laundering matter.