Karti Chidambaram moves Madras High Court against attachment of ₹90.08 lakh by ED
Dec 09, 2025
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Key Points
- Karti P. Chidambaram challenged the attachment of ₹90.08 lakh by the ED.
- The attachment is related to a money laundering probe based on the Aircel-Maxis deal.
- The Madras High Court admitted an appeal against a SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal order.
- The CBI registered an FIR in the Aircel-Maxis case on October 9, 2011.
- A charge-sheet was filed against Dayanidhi Maran, Kalanithi Maran, and others on August 29, 2014.
- A special court discharged the Maran brothers on February 2, 2017.
- The ED passed a provisional attachment order on September 23, 2017.
- The SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal upheld the ED's attachment order based on the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case.