CMRL pay-off case: Kerala HC orders registration of FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, kin based on ED report

Court allows plea by advocate K.M. Shajahan, who contended that police should register an FIR rather than conduct a preliminary inquiry on allegations contained in report of EDThe Kerala High Court on Friday (October 9, 2026) ordered registration of an FIR under the anti-graft law against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others based on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) report on the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) pay-off case.