The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case, to file an affidavit disclosing the source of certain government documents, relating to FIPB approval granted to the company, which were being referred to by his lawyers during the hearing of his bail plea.

The court gave the direction noting the objection raised by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, that the lawyers for Chidambaram must disclose the source from where they got these government documents.

The court, which heard the bail petition for nearly two hours, asked the counsel for the Congress leader to give an advance copy of the affidavit to the CBI and listed the matter for further hearing on Wednesday.