NEW DELHI: Hearing a plea against the Delhi high court's order that dismissed former finance minister P Chidambaram 's bail plea, Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to CBI, asking it to file its response by October 14. The matter will be taken up for hearing on Oct 15.

The apex court's order means that the senior Congress leader would be inside Tihar Jail during Dussehra. A bench of justices R Banumathi and Hrishikesh Roy asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, to file its response and posted the matter for hearing on October 15.

At the outset, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidmabaram referred to the high court's September 30 verdict and said that the high court had applied three tests-- flight risk, tampering of evidence and influencing witness-- while deciding the bail petition.

Sibal said that on two counts, flight risk and tampering of evidence, the high court has ruled in favour of Chidambaram, while on the third count of influencing witnesses, the verdict has gone against the senior Congress leader.

"This is concerning the CBI case. What has happened to the ED's case," the bench asked Sibal and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi who was also representing Chidambaram.

Responding to the query, Sibal said that ED has not yet arrested Chidambaram in the money laundering case.

Sibal and Sighvi told the bench that they would take 30 minutes to argue the matter.

The bench told Mehta to file the response on behalf of the CBI and posted the mater for hearing on October 15.

Mehta told the court that he would file response on behalf of CBI by October 14.

Chidambaram, 74, is in custody since his arrest by the CBI on August 21.

The CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017, alleging irregularities in the FIPB clearance granted to the INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during Chidambaram's tenure as finance minister.

Sibal told the court that they would also find a rejoinder, if necessary, on the CBI's response.

Chidambaram was last month arrested in connection with the INX Media case . Earlier, Chidambaram's bail plea was rejected by the high court on the grounds that he might influence witnesses in the case.

Following which, on Thursday, his counsel, Kapil Sibal, moved a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the apex court, seeking an urgent hearing in the matter.

(With inputs from agencies)

