{"id":34372,"date":"2026-10-09T05:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34372"},"modified":"2026-10-09T05:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:43:54","slug":"kerala-hc-orders-fir-against-former-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-in-cmrl-bribery-case-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34372","title":{"rendered":"Kerala HC orders FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134810417,imgsize-966342,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/former-chief-minister-pinarayi-vijayan-pti-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Kerala HC orders FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case\" title=\"CMRL bribery case: Court rejects preliminary inquiry, orders FIR against Vijayan\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"CMRL bribery case: Court rejects preliminary inquiry, orders FIR against Vijayan\">CMRL bribery case: Court rejects preliminary inquiry, orders FIR against Vijayan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Kerala high court on Friday ordered FIR registration under the anti-graft law against former chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pinarayi-vijayan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinarayi Vijayan<\/a> and others in connection with the alleged CMRL bribery case, based on a report submitted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/enforcement-directorate\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enforcement Directorate<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Justice A Badharudeen allowed a petition filed by advocate K M Shajahan, who argued that the police should register an FIR instead of conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations in the ED report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>A detailed judgment is awaited.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The ED had told the court that an FIR could be registered against Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and her husband, P A Mohamed Riyas, based on the report it had submitted to the state police. <!-- -->The agency maintained that the report could be treated as a preliminary inquiry report and form the basis for registering an FIR.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The state government had opposed this contention, arguing that the ED report was insufficient to warrant an FIR and that a preliminary inquiry was necessary.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" 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