{
  "id": 16039568,
  "title": "Keralam Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan files appeal before Kerala HC, challenging Single Judge order in CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/keralam-leader-of-the-opposition-pinarayi-vijayan-files-appeal-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralam-leader-of-the-opposition-pinarayi-vijayan-files-appeal-before-kerala-hc-challenging-single-judge-order-in-cmrl-exalogic-pay-off-case/article71611207.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kerala's Leader of the Opposition, Pinarayi Vijayan, has filed an appeal before the Kerala High Court to challenge a Single Judge order directing the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against him, his daughter T. Veena, and son-in-law P.A. Mohamed Riyas in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case. The case involves a disputed ₹2.78-crore payment, and the Single Bench of the Kerala High Court had directed the Kerala Police to register the FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, following information provided by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to the police under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The three have approached the High Court after the Supreme Court stayed for seven days a Kerala Police investigation into the FIR.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}