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Kerala High Court orders corruption inquiry into Pinarayi Vijayan and others
The Kerala High Court has ordered Kerala’s Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register a case and investigate opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and his son-in-law, MLA PA Mohammed Riyas.
The case concerns payments by Kochi-based minerals company CMRL to Veena’s now-closed firm, Exalogic Solutions.
An income tax panel found that CMRL paid the firm ₹1.72 crore between 2017 and 2019, although it found no services had been provided.
CMRL had described the payments as business expenses, while political opponents alleged they were bribes linked to Vijayan’s role as chief minister.
Vijayan and his party have rejected those allegations.
The court’s order calls for an investigation, not a finding that the people named are guilty; the anti-corruption bureau is to register an FIR and begin its inquiry.
The Kerala High Court on October 9 directed the state’s Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register an FIR and investigate Pinarayi Vijayan and two members of his family.
The inquiry concerns monthly payments by minerals company CMRL to Exalogic Solutions, a firm run by Vijayan’s daughter Veena T.
An income tax settlement board found that Veena and Exalogic received ₹1.72 crore from CMRL between 2017 and 2019 despite no services being rendered, according to the article.
Activists and political parties alleged the payments were bribes to Vijayan, who was then chief minister; he and the CPI(M) rejected the allegations.
The High Court ruling followed earlier inquiries by central agencies into the payments.
- Who
- The Kerala High Court ordered an inquiry involving Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and his son-in-law, CPI(M) MLA PA Mohammed Riyas.
- What
- The court directed the VACB to register an FIR and initiate an inquiry.
- When
- October 9; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Kerala, India.
- Why
- The inquiry concerns monthly payments by CMRL to Veena’s firm, Exalogic Solutions, despite the reported absence of services.
Allegation-makers
Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI(M)
Nature of payments
Allegation-makers
Congress and BJP alleged that payments to Veena and Exalogic without services were bribes to Vijayan in exchange for favours to CMRL in the mining sector.
Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI(M)
Vijayan and the CPI(M) dismissed the allegations.
The department has demonstrated with clinching evidence the fact that the applicant has made payments through banking channels to persons connected with a prominent person and thereby claim it as a deductible expense and by claiming to compensate a service which has not been rendered or received
CMRL made monthly payments totalling ₹1.72 crore to Veena and Exalogic, according to the income tax settlement board.
The Income Tax Department raided CMRL premises and the homes of its managing director and then chief financial officer.
The Income Tax Interim Settlement Board issued its order on the payments to Exalogic.
The Union government’s Corporate Affairs Ministry ordered an SFIO inquiry into the allegations.
The Kerala High Court directed the VACB to register an FIR and investigate Vijayan, Veena T and PA Mohammed Riyas.
- High Court order
- October 9
- Investigating agency
- Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB)
- Payments
- ₹1.72 crore
- Payment period
- 2017–2019
- Company paying
- Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)
- Recipient firm
- Exalogic Solutions, run by Veena T
Sources
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