Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Thursday dismissed of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter T Veena, her husband Mohamed Riyas against a court verdict of October 9 directing Vigilance Director Department to book them for different crimes including bribery.The division bench held that the order of the Single bench of October 9 has not affected the applicants’ right to pursue their constitutional or statutory remedies against the registration of the FIR.The petitioners had challenged the single bench order of October 9 directing the Vigilance Department to file FIR against the accused as per the findings of Directorate of Enforcement which had gathered evidence against them under various charges including bribery and money laundering.The Vigilance have registered two FIRs in the case with first one against Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as prime accused and second one against his son-in-law Mohammed Riyas as Prime accused. In both cases Veena is an accused.
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