Setting aside a Kerala High Court Division Bench order, the SC restored the petitioners’ right to appeal against a single judge’s directive while clarifying that the FIR itself has not been quashed
Pinarayi Vijayan personally pushed for a massive industrial land acquisition project in Kannur in 2018, which a later committee found to have bypassed statutory scrutiny
The move sparked intense political backlash from the CPI(M), which accused the central agency of political persecution while the matter remains pending before the Supreme Court
The court held that the material shared by the ED disclosed cognizable offences, making a further preliminary inquiry unnecessary
The court directed the Kerala Police to register an FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena, and son-in-law and MLA Riyas based on the ED’s recommendation
The ED had sent a letter to the state police chief seeking registration of an FIR against Vijayan, Riyas and Veena
ED’s probe into CMRL’s bribery trail implicates Pinarayi Vijayan, but acting on the agency’s directive could put the UDF government in an awkward spot
The Enforcement Directorate sent the Kerala State Police Chief a 25-page report seeking FIRs under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Vijayan, Riyas, Veena and several other persons and entities
Pinarayi Vijayan faces a potential FIR from the Enforcement Directorate in the CMRL bribery case, where he is accused of receiving illegal funds through his daughter Veena T's company
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), allowing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to proceed with its money laundering probe into Veena Vijayan's company
Veena T, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, will be summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for further questioning regarding the CMRL-Exalogic money laundering case
CPI(M) has rallied behind Pinarayi Vijayan after ED raids linked to the Veena T.-CMRL case, even as observers see signs of panic, internal dissent and growing damage to the party’s public image