Former finance minister P Chidambaram's counsel on Tuesday sought transcripts of the interrogation conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on three dates in the INX Media money laundering case.

The hearing is underway before an apex court bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna.

Appearing for Chidambaram, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the agency cannot place documents in the court randomly and "behind the back" for seeking custody of the accused.

The apex court on Monday extended the former Union Minister's custody till August 30.

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar accepted the CBI’s demand that Chidambaram needs to be confronted with other co-accused in the case.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court that Chidambaram was confronted with one co-accused during his custody but he needs to be confronted more on this.

Sibal opposed CBI’s plea for extending custody stating that vague questions are being put to my client and said, “From the 26-hour questioning, I have been asked only about my account detail and if I have a twitter account.”

Chidambaram got a little reprieve from the apex court when his protection from arrest by Enforcement Directorate was extended till Tuesday when it will hear the arguments at length.

Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on August 21 from his Jor Bagh residence.

He was earlier produced before the court on August 22 and was remanded to four-day CBI custody.

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

Thereafter, the Enforcement Directorate lodged a money laundering case in this regard in 2017.