NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed for a week the investigation against former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others in the alleged CMRL bribery case.It also allowed them to approach a division bench of the Kerala High Court against a single judge’s order directing the registration of an FIR.On October 9, the Kerala high court ordered the registration of an FIR under anti-corruption law against Vijayan and others, acting on a petition by advocate K M Shajahan.Also read – Kerala HC orders FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case
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The order followed a report submitted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which sought a probe into alleged payments made by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) to Veena T, Vijayan’s daughter, through her now-defunct company, Exalogic Solutions.The ED has alleged that CMRL made fraudulent payments of Rs 2.78 crore under the guise of IT consultancy services. The state government had opposed the registration of an FIR, arguing that the ED report was insufficient and that a preliminary inquiry was necessary.