Kerala High Court Orders Industries Secretary to Reconsider CBI Probe Sanction in ₹600-Crore Cashew Import Case
The Kerala High Court has directed the Principal Secretary of the Industries department to comply with a previous judgment requiring reconsideration of the denial of sanction for a CBI probe into alleged corruption in cashew imports by the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation between 2006 and 2015. The court was addressing a contempt petition after the state had denied the CBI probe sanction despite an earlier court order. The ruling is significant as it enforces judicial oversight of executive decisions in corruption investigations involving public sector entities.
The Kerala High Court has directed A.P.M. Mohammad Hanish, Principal Secretary of the Industries department, to comply with a writ petition judgment that requires reconsideration of the state's denial of sanction for a CBI probe into alleged corruption in raw cashew imports by the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) between 2006 and 2015. The contempt petition was filed by Kadakampally Manoj of Kollam after the state denied the CBI probe sanction, which was intended to investigate the roles of R. Chandrasekharan, former chairman of KSCDC, and P.A. Ratheesh, former managing director. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that although a Division Bench had dispensed with Hanish's personal appearance requirement, the underlying order to comply with the writ petition judgment remained in force and had not been stayed. The court directed Hanish to positively comply with the order by June 19, emphasizing that no stay had been obtained on the compliance directive.
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Kerala HC directs Industries Secretary to reconsider sanction for CBI probe into ₹600-crore cashew import scam
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