Overview

• The Kerala High Court has ordered a two-month status quo on proceedings related to the SFIO charge sheet in the CMRL-Exalogic case.
• Notices have been issued to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena Vijayan, and others in a public interest petition seeking a CBI investigation.
• The SFIO alleges fraudulent payments of ₹2.7 crore were made to Veena Vijayan's defunct IT firm, Exalogic, without services rendered.
• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received the SFIO charge sheet and is preparing to investigate potential money laundering under the PMLA.
• The case has sparked legal and political debates, with opposition parties calling for the Chief Minister's resignation and CPI(M) defending him.