Palmolein case: Court orders probe into Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's role!

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NDTV Correspondent, Updated: August 08, 2011 15:21 IST.

Thiruvananthapuram:  In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a special court in Thiruvananthapuram has asked the prosecution to probe his role in the Palmolein import scam of 1992.

Passing the order, Special Vigilance Judge S Jagadeesh, rejected the report filed by investigators in April last stating there was no need for further probe to add any more person to the list of the accused.

The judge asked the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to submit the probe report within three months.

The Chief Minister's spokesman said Mr Chandy would react to the court order after examining it closely.

The Chief Minister has, meanwhile, "welcomed any probe" into the matter and said he will fight it "legally and morally". His party, the Congress, too has backed Mr Chandy saying there is no question of the Chief Minister's resignation as the court has not made him an accused in Palmolein case.

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Delhi High Court: Refuses to grant urgent hearing on Thomas’ plea

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PTI / The Hindu / NEW DELHI, July 14, 2011.

P.J. Thomas - The HIndu.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant urgent hearing on the plea of former Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas that his appeal, pending with the President against his sacking, be decided first before his successor Pradeep Kumar assumes charge.

“It is quite difficult to hear your petition at the eleventh hour,” a division bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and Sindharth Mridul said referring to the oath taking ceremony of the new CVC scheduled at 11 am on Thursday.

The Court, however, agreed to hear the petition of Mr. Thomas in due course and said that it could be listed for hearing on Friday.

Wills Mathews, the counsel for Mr. Thomas, mentioned the matter at 10:30 am before the bench which declined to hear it on urgent basis.

Mr. Thomas has pleaded for a direction to the President not to issue any warrant of appointment as CVC to Defence Secretary Kumar without first deciding on his representation to her against the judgement of the Supreme Court.

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