Former union minister P Chidambaram, with investigating agencies on his trail, appeared unlikely to get any legal reprieve today with the Supreme Court refusing an urgent hearing on his request for anticipatory bail. The Enforcement Directorate has put out a lookout circular for Mr Chidambaram, who has not been seen since the High Court denied him protection from arrest on Tuesday, after which the CBI visited his home in Delhi twice.

"It is a monumental magnitude of money laundering case," the CBI told the top court, arguing against Mr Chidambaram's request for protection from arrest.

Former union minister P Chidambaram, with investigating agencies on his trail, appeared unlikely to get any legal reprieve today with the Supreme Court refusing an urgent hearing on his request for anticipatory bail. The Enforcement Directorate has put out a lookout circular for Mr Chidambaram, who has not been seen since the High Court denied him protection from arrest on Tuesday, after which the CBI visited his home in Delhi twice.

"It is a monumental magnitude of money laundering case," the CBI told the top court, arguing against Mr Chidambaram's request for protection from arrest.