No coercive action in Saradha case against Nalini Chidambaram: SC
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 3
The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from taking coercive actions against senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s wife Nalini Chidambaram in a case related to Saradha chit fund scam.
A Bench headed by Justice AK Sikri issued notice to the ED on her plea challenging the dismissal of her petition by the Madras High Court against ED summons in the case.
The Madras High Court on July 10 dismissed an appeal by Nalini Chidambaram against a single-judge Bench’s order rejecting her plea challenging the ED summons.
The Bench also refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order granting bail to her son Karti Chidambaram in a case of alleged financial irregularities related to INX Media. When it comes to the question of liberty, the courts do not go into technicality, it said.
Nalini was allegedly paid a legal fee of Rs 1 crore by the Saradha group for her appearances in court and the Company Law Board over a television channel purchase deal.
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