New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Delhi High Court has scheduled the hearing for Congress leader Karti Chidambaram's plea to quash a fresh FIR against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on April 16.

The bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan on Thursday deferred the hearing after noting that the petitioner's counsel himself was seeking adjournment in the matter.

The new case accuses Chidambaram of providing favourable treatment to Diageo Scotland, an alcoholic beverage company, by intervening to lift a ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky.

In his petition, Chidambaram sought the quashing of the FIR, which includes charges under sections 120B, 420, and 471 of the IPC, as well as sections 8, 9, 13(2), and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Co...