HC quashes Vigilance court order against Chandy

June 25, 2016 12:00 am | Updated October 18, 2016 01:00 pm IST - KOCHI:

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed an order of the Thrissur Vigilance Court directing the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register an FIR against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and former Power Minister Aryadan Muhammed in connection with an allegation levelled by solar scam accused Saritha S. Nair before the solar commission.

Justice B. Kemal Pasha passed the verdict while allowing the petitions filed by Mr.Chandy and Mr.Muhammed against the Vigilance court order.

The Vigilance court’s order came on a petition filed by P.D. Joseph of Thrissur in the backdrop of a deposition made by Saritha before the solar commission.

Saritha had stated before the commission that she had given bribe to the then Chief Minister and the Power Minister.

'Vigilance court acted in haste'

The court observed that the Vigilance court had acted in haste. Even when the complaint did not disclose anything for conducting a quick verification, the lower court ought not have forwarded the complaint under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code for investigation.

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