(Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ.)
Central Bureau of Investigation _______________________ Petitioner
v.
Karti P. Chidambaram & Ors. _____________________ Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 20699-20700/2017, decided on November 20, 2017
(IA No. 73335/2017-Exemption from Filing C/C of The Impugned Judgment and IA No. 73336/2017-Permission to File Additional Documents and IA No. 74845/2017-Permission to File Additional Documents and IA No. 76436/2017-Permission to File Additional Documents
With
Item No. 55.1 – SLP(C) No. 21169-21170/2017 (XII)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
S.L.P.(C) Nos. 20699-20700/2017
1. In pursuance of our earlier order wherein certain suggestion was given, Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Additional Solicitor General has filed a note. Let the note be kept on record.
2. Having heard Mr. Mehta, learned Additional Solicitor General for the petitioner and Mr. Kapil Sibal, learned senior counsel and Mr. Gopal Subramonium, learned senior counsel for respondent no. 1 and keeping in view the note submitted by learned Additional Solicitor General wherein he has expressed that he has taken instructions for allowing respondent no. 1-Karti P. Chidambaram to leave the country on certain terms and conditions, it is directed that the first respondent is permitted to go to United Kingdom for the purpose of admitting his daughter in the aforesaid college during 01st December 2017 to 10th December 2017 and he shall file an affidavit with regard to grant or non-grant of admission after his return before this Court.
3. Be it noted, the prayer of the respondent is to go from 01st December to 10th December 2017 for the purpose of admission of his daughter at Selwyn College, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
4. Additionally, the first respondent shall file an undertaking within three days indicating his flight details and that he will come back by 10th December 2017. Needless to say, if the undertaking is not complied with, the 1st respondent shall face such consequences as may be deemed fit and proper.
5. The respondent must clearly understand, the present order is passed as an ad interim measure and without prejudice to the contentions to be advanced by both the parties when the main Special Leave Petitions are finally heard and, therefore, this order should not be cited in any court of law to further any kind of cause that will hinder the investigation or anything else.
6. We may hasten to add that the present order has been passed regard being had to the consent given by the petitioner and, therefore, does not reflect upon the legality or otherwise of the Look-out Circular.
7. Matter be listed in the third week of January 2018 along with connected Special Leave Petitions.
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