HC notices to Swamy, CBI on Chidambaram’s plea

NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy on Finance Minister P Chidambaram's p...

NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy on Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s plea for initiation of proceedings against the former for allegedly fabricating documents in a complaint case.

Justice A K Srivastava, who also issued notice to the CBI, posted the revision petition filed by Chidambaram for further hearing on January 9. Chidambaram’s counsel, senior advocate Arun Jaitley with Rakesh Tiku, sought initiation of proceedings against Swamy “for fabricating false evidence for the purpose of being used in a judicial proceeding.

The counsel requested the court to dismiss the petition filed by Swamy seeking prosecution of Chidambaram under anti-corruption law for allegedly employing corrupt practices to buy promoters shares of Fairgrowth Financial Services Limited at a very low price.

Justice Jaspal Singh, while dealing with the case, on December 11, had observed that “the copy of the complaint filed along with the petition (by Swamy) is different in material particulars from the compliant filed before the special judge.”

Chidambram in his petition sought a direction from the court to CBI for a thorough investigation into the motive behind the changes “deliberately” made by Swamy in his original complaint submitted along with the revision petition before the high court.

The Finance Minister in his petition said that conduct of Swamy amounted to “gross contempt of court” as it was a blatant move to subvert the course and administration of justice by fabricating documents.