Overview
- The High Court set aside the Special Judge’s decision to proceed against ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar and sent the matter back to the pre-cognizance stage that requires sanction.
- Justice A. Badharudeen expunged disparaging observations the Special Court made about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and state authorities.
- The private complaint by Neyyattinkara P. Nagaraj was not quashed and can move forward only after statutory permission, with former MLA P.V. Anvar impleaded as a respondent.
- Earlier, the court flagged procedural defects, calling the Special Judge’s order prima facie illegal and noting concerns over a subordinate officer investigating a superior.
- A detailed written judgment is awaited to clarify the court’s reasoning and the path for any subsequent proceedings.