Kerala HC stays remarks made by Vigilance Court, Kollam, while granting bail to Sabarimala tantri

The Kerala High Court connected Tuesday stayed the remarks made by the Vigilance Court, Kollam, successful its bid that granted bail to Kandararu Rajeevaru, the tantri of Sabarimala, successful the lawsuit pertaining to the alleged misappropriation of golden from the Sabarimala temple.

It besides sent a announcement to the tantri successful this regard. The HC was proceeding a plea by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the case, challenging the bail granted to the tantri by the proceedings court. The SIT submitted that determination was important grounds showing the nonstop engagement of the tantri successful the case. It contended that the proceedings tribunal had ignored galore facts and circumstances pertaining to the tantri’s role successful the case, starring to miscarriage of justice.

While granting bail to the tantri successful February, the Vigilance Court had observed that the SIT failed to nutrient substantive grounds to enactment the allegations levelled against him.

While noting that the tantri’s responsibilities were strictly constricted to ritualistic and ceremonial matters of the temple, the tribunal had observed that the tantri did not clasp the authorization to override the administrative decisions made by the Travancore Devaswom Board - a origin that weighed heavy successful the determination to assistance him bail.