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The Supreme Court connected Monday (October 6, 2025) refused to entertain a plea by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected the alleged fiscal transactions betwixt Exalogic Solutions Limited, the now-defunct institution of his girl T. Veena, and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).
“This tribunal is not a level for warring governmental battles,” Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai addressed elder advocator Guru Krishnakumar, who appeared for Mr. Kuzhalnadan.
Senior advocator Kapil Sibal represented Mr. Vijayan and immoderate of the different respondents.
The Kerala High Court had successful March had mentioned that the plea by Mr. Kuzhalnadan was politically motivated.
Mr. Krishnakumar submitted the High Court erred successful dismissing his client’s petition simply connected the crushed that cognisance cannot beryllium taken simply connected the ground of suspicions.
“We person consistently said that we bash not privation the tribunal to beryllium utilized for governmental matters,” Chief Justice Gavai reiterated.
Mr. Kuzhalnadan had earlier challenged successful the High Court an bid of a Special Court of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau dismissing his plea for a probe into the fiscal dealings.
In his petition earlier the peculiar court, Mr. Kuzhalnadan had sought a probe into the outgo of ₹1.72 crore to Exalogic by the CMRL, though it had not provided immoderate services to CMRL. He had besides contended that the CMRL made the outgo to facilitate procurement of mineral soil from the Thottappally spillway, mined by the Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd.
