Kerala High Court Division Bench takes up the appeals against the order directing a Vigilance FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic case

24 October 2026

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justice Satish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar has posted for hearing the writ appeals filed by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T. and former minister Muhammed Riyas P.A. in the CMRL-Exalogic matter. A Single Bench had directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register an FIR against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act, acting on information from the Directorate of Enforcement, and had set aside the State order constituting a Special Investigation Team for a preliminary enquiry. The appellants argue they were not heard before that order. The Supreme Court on October 21 set aside the Division Bench's earlier refusal of leave to appeal and remanded the matter, with a ten-day stay on the investigation.