Overview

• The Supreme Court stayed the CBI investigation into K. M. Abraham, Kerala Chief Minister's Chief Principal Secretary, on April 30, 2025.
• A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan issued notices to the CBI, Kerala government, and the petitioner for further proceedings.
• The Kerala High Court had previously ordered the CBI probe, citing inadequate public confidence in the state vigilance bureau's inquiry into disproportionate assets allegations.
• The petitioner alleged that Abraham acquired properties worth crores, including apartments in Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram and a shopping complex in Kollam, disproportionate to his known income.
• Abraham’s counsel argued that the FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act was invalid without mandatory sanction under Section 17A, while Abraham has denied all allegations.