One-liner: A Delhi Court on Monday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day to ex-Union minister P Chidambaram in corruption and money laundering cases filed against him and his son Karti by the CBI and ED.
Need to know: In the case relating to the Aircel Maxis deal, a special judge granted the relief to Chidambaram after his lawyer informed the court that he was not able to appear before it since he had a preplanned travelling schedule.
Exemption allowed: The court allowed his exemption application for the day, noting that he was granted anticipatory bail in the matter earlier. It directed Karti, also out on anticipatory bail, to file an application seeking regular bail.
About the case: The case relates to alleged irregularities in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The approval was granted in 2006 when P Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.
Source: PTI