The Supreme Court will hear the appeals of the CBI and Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media case against the order of the Madras High Court which is refusing to quash the FIR in the matter, in the third week of April.

The matter is being heard by a bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud.

During the hearing, senior advocates Gopal Subramanian and A M Singhvi, appearing for Karti stated that they were aggrieved by the August 22, 2017, high court order by which it had refused to quash the FIR lodged by the CBI in the case and directed him to approach the Delhi High Court as per .forum of convenience for relief.

Subramanian asserted that when Karti's properties were in Chennai, search and seizures were conducted there, and the alleged conspiracy was also chalked out there, the Madras High Court should have decided the issue then itself.

Advocate Rajat Nayar, who appeared for the CBI, which has filed a separate appeal against the same order, stated, “In a criminal matter, only one high court has the jurisdiction to decide the issue. In this present case only Delhi High Court had the jurisdiction as FIR is registered in Delhi and trial is going before a magisterial court in Delhi.”

The bench was also informed that the Madras High Court reserved its judgement on the pleas relating to the issuance of two look out circulars against Karti and others in connection with a corruption case and added that since other connected matters were listed for hearing in April, it would take up the appeals in the third week of the month as well.