CMRL pay-off case: Kerala HC stays order to lodge FIR against ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan, kin
Court also keeps in abeyance FIRs registered by Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau and the further probe by the agency in the case till further orders in appeals filed by Pinarayi and others
Former Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 26, 2026) stayed a Single Judge order directing the registration of an FIR against former Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his kin in the Cochin Minerals Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic pay-off case.
A Bench of Justices K. Natarajan and Johnson John also kept in abeyance the FIRs registered by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) and the further probe by the agency in the case till further orders in the appeals filed by Mr. Vijayan and others against the Single judge order.
The Bench also admitted their appeals against the Single Judge order, saying the matter requires detailed consideration and listed the matter for hearing after four weeks.
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