New Delhi, August 28: Justice Sunil Gaur, who paved the way for former finance minister P Chidambaram’s arrest by dismissing his anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case, was appointed the chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Wednesday. Justice Sunil Gaur retired as a Delhi High Court judge on August 22, two days after he denied anticipatory bail plea of Chidambaram.

Justice Gaur will take over as the chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for PMLA from September 23. Elevated to the high court in April 2008, Justice Gaur delivered significant verdicts in politically-sensitive cases. He had passed an order clearing the decks for the prosecution of top Congress leaders, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, in the National Herald case. INX Media Case: P Chidambaram Gets One More Day of Reprieve by Supreme Court From ED Arrest.

Last week, Justice Gaur denied anticipatory bail to businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of senior Congress leader and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, in the AgustaWestland chopper scam. He had passed a judgement last year asking Associated Journals Ltd, the publisher of Congress mouthpiece National Herald, to vacate its office at ITO. The decision was upheld by a division bench of the high court, but was put on hold by the Supreme Court in April this year. The matter is still pending in the apex court. Chidambaram Taken to Same CBI Headquarters That He Had Inaugurated in 2011, Watch Video.

Justice Gaur also dealt with some issues arising out of corruption cases, including the money laundering case against controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi. Denying anticipatory bail to Chidambaram in the INX Media case on Tuesday, the 62-year-old judge had described him as the “kingpin”. (With PTI inputs)

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