NEW DELHI: From handling cases involving senior Congress leaders P Chidambaram and D K Shivakumar, to awarding life term to expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for raping a minor in Unnao and dealing with lawyer-police clashes, Delhi courts had an eventful 2019. The year saw them dealing with several other cases involving big names like Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi; ex-BBP MLA Barjesh Thakur; former Union minister MJ Akbar; Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath; and former promoters of Fortis HealthcareNSE -0.34 % Malvinder and Shivinder Singh. Chidambaram was finally able to walk out of jail on December 4, after 105 days in custody, as by the apex court granted him bail in the INX Media . Chidambaram was finally able to walk out of jail on December 4, after 105 days in custody, as by the apex court granted him bail in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate. The 74-year old former Finance Minister had been in custody since August 21 when he was arrested by the CBI in the INX Media corruption case. The ED arrested him on October 16. A 7-time MLA in Karnataka, the 57-year old Shivakumar was arrested by the ED for alleged offences un .. The court also imposed an exemplary fine of Rs 25 lakh on him for the "depraved act" of a "democratic functionary" which led to erosion of citizens' faith in him. The alleged sexual and physical assault on several girls at Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home, run by Thakur, former Bihar People's Party MLA was another infamous case dealt by a Delhi court. The hearing commenced in the case after it was transferred on February 7 from a local court in Muzaffarpur to a POCSO court at S .