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The Kerala High Court has yet again expressed its dissatisfaction astatine the State authorities for denying authorisation for a CBI probe against R. Chandrasekharan, erstwhile president of the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC), and P.A. Ratheesh, erstwhile managing director, successful a ₹600-crore corruption lawsuit involving the import of earthy cashew betwixt 2006 and 2015.
The tribunal made the reflection aft the authorities denied support thrice for a CBI probe successful the lawsuit and besides contended that it was not contempt of court.
Earlier this month, the tribunal had asked whether the authorities that was committed to ensuring the regularisation of instrumentality and warring corruption was protecting persons facing corruption allegations successful the case, by denying authorisation for a CBI probe.
The tribunal was proceeding a contempt plea filed by Kadamkampally Manoj of Kollam, alleging corruption successful the import of earthy cashew seed by the Kerala Cashew Board and the State’s refusal to assistance authorisation for a CBI probe successful the matter. The High Court had ordered an enquiry into the alleged scam successful 2015, fixed its planetary ramifications.
The substance was posted for proceeding connected December 8.
