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Pinarayi Vijayan Challenges Kerala HC Order for FIR in CMRL Bribery Case in Supreme Court
- •Former Keralam chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Kerala High Court order directing an FIR in the CMRL bribery case.
- •Vijayan's counsel sought urgent listing and requested protection from coercive action, but the Supreme Court stated the matter will be heard after the Dussehra break.
- •The Kerala High Court division bench dismissed the pleas of Vijayan, his daughter Veena T, and her husband P A Mohamed Riyas, ruling that an accused has no legal right to be heard before an FIR is registered.
- •The controversy stems from allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited made fraudulent payments of ₹2.78 crore to Veena's defunct company, Exalogic Solutions.
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Former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan approached the Supreme Court to challenge a Kerala High Court division bench order that dismissed his plea against a single-judge directive to register an FIR against him and his family members. His counsel also sought protection from coercive action.
The Kerala High Court division bench rejected the appeals filed by Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T, and her husband P A Mohamed Riyas because an accused person in a corruption case has no legal right to be heard before an FIR is registered. Furthermore, the court noted that since an FIR had already been lodged following the single-judge's order, the interlocutory applications were effectively rendered moot.
The Enforcement Directorate alleged that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited made fraudulent payments totaling ₹2.78 crore to Exalogic Solutions, an IT consultancy firm owned by Veena T, under the guise of IT and consultancy services without appropriate service delivery.
