Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 14 (ANI): A vigilance court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday allowed a plea from the prosecution to further investigate the 2000 palmolein import graft case.
The prosecution had filed a petition earlier this month, and sought the court's directives for further investigation into the case. The prosecution had contended that some more persons were likely to become accused in the case.
The Supreme Court had earlier on January 11 allowed the Kerala Government to go ahead with the trial in the Palmolein oil scam.
The Kerala Government had earlier moved the apex court seeking vacation of its stay on the trial in the case.
The Supreme Court, through an interim order in 2007, had stayed further proceedings in the lower court while considering a petition filed by former Chief Minister K Karunakaran.
The charge sheet in the case was filed in 2000 against Karunakaran and seven senior state government officials, including Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas, who was then Kerala Food Secretary.
The then Chief Secretary of the state, besides Additional Secretary and Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation's Managing Director G G Thomas are also named as an accused in the FIR.
According to the charge sheet, filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code, the accused caused the exchequer a loss of Rs 2.32 crore by importing Palmolein through a Singapore-based firm at exorbitant rates. (ANI)
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