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Former Kerala Chief Minister and Family Appeal CMRL-Exalogic FIR Direction
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Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena Thaikkandiyil and Mohammed Riyas filed separate appeals challenging an order requiring an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic matter.
Key development
Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena Thaikkandiyil and Mohammed Riyas filed separate appeals challenging an order requiring an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic matter.
Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena Thaikkandiyil and Mohammed Riyas filed separate appeals challenging an order requiring an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic matter.
Background
The single judge had directed the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register a case based on information shared by the Enforcement Directorate.
Legal issue and reasoning
The appellants contend that the direction was issued without hearing them and dispute whether the information disclosed cognisable corruption offences. These are grounds of appeal, not judicial findings.
Consequence and next step
The appeals await consideration by a Division Bench. The filing does not itself suspend or overturn the single-judge direction.
Case: Pinarayi Vijayan v. K.M. Shajahan and Others
Act: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Section: Section 66(2) PMLA
Source: Original publisher report
Reported 12 October 2026. Underlying signed order not independently verified unless stated.
Act: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Section: Section 66(2) PMLA
Source: Original publisher report
Reported 12 October 2026. Underlying signed order not independently verified unless stated.
- Corruption Investigation and Appeals
- HC
- 12 October 2026