A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Special Judge M K Nagpal issued the summons to the accused to appear before the court on 7 April after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Chidambaram appeared in a matter of matrimonial dispute, arguing against senior advocates Kapil Sibal & A.M. Singhvi who defended him in INX Media case.
P. Chidambaram walked out of Tihar hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to the INX Media. He is likely to address the media Thursday.
A three-judge SC bench, while granting bail to Chidambaram, told him not to make any statements or give interviews on INX Media case that involves him or any other co-accused.
The court also granted relief to former OSD to finance minister Pradeep Kumar Bagga and former director of Foreign Investment Promotion Board Prabodh Saxena.
Reports had said portions of Justice Kait’s 15 November order rejecting P. Chidambaram’s bail plea resembled a 2017 SC decision in lawyer Rohit Tandon’s case.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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