The CMRL-Exalogic case involves allegations of corruption against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter T Veena.
A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court by advocate KM Shajahan questioning why no FIR has yet been filed in the matter.
The plea is tied to material allegedly shared by the ED with the Kerala police, following the ED's investigation into financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, a company owned by T Veena, the daughter of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The ED, today supported Shajahan's plea for the registration of an FIR in the case.
That is no other option," the ED's counsel told the Court.
The CMRL-Exalogic case involves allegations of corruption against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter T Veena. A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court by advocate KM Shajahan questioning why no FIR has yet been filed in the matter.
The plea is tied to material allegedly shared by the ED with the Kerala police, following the ED's investigation into financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, a company owned by T Veena, the daughter of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
However, instead of registering an FIR, the State constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Crime Branch Additional Director General of Police H Venkatesh, to conduct a preliminary enquiry.
Shajahan's plea questions this move. His plea states that the ED has unearthed material indicating the possible commission of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), against Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter and former minister PA Muhammed Riyas.
The ED, today supported Shajahan's plea for the registration of an FIR in the case.
"My respectful submission is it has to be registered, my lord. That is no other option," the ED's counsel told the Court.
