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SC allows Karti Chidambaram to visit UK for daughter's admission

The Supreme Court today allowed Congress leader P Chidambaram's son, Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom from 1st to 10th of December for his daughter's admission to the Cambridge University.<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked Karti Chidambaram to file an undertaking before the court within three days. The bench also comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked Karti to give assurance in the undertaking that he will abide by the timeline and return to India on the expiry of the period.<br/><br/>However, the bench made it clear that its order, permitting Karti Chidambaram to go abroad, will not be cited before any court of law as precedent.<br/><br/>The top court is hearing the CBI's appeal challenging the Madras High Court order staying the government's look out circular against Karti Chidambaram.<br/><br/>The CBI FIR, lodged on 15th May, had alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of 305 crore rupees in 2007 when Karti's father was the Union Finance Minister.

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