Cashew import scam: Kerala High Court stays interim orders of Single Bench
The Kerala High Court has stayed a lower court's order that had sanctioned the prosecution of two former officials in a ₹600-crore cashew import corruption case. The Division Bench is reviewing whether the lower court exceeded its jurisdiction in its handling of the prosecution sanction.
Why it matters
The case underscores the legal complexities involved in high-profile corruption investigations and the procedural requirements for government prosecution sanctions.
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has stayed the interim orders passed by a Single Bench, based on which the Keralam government had granted the sanction to prosecute the accused persons in the ₹600-crore cashew import scam under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
A Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John issued the stay order in appeals filed by the accused, Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) former chairman R. Chandrasekharan and former managing director K.A. Ratheesh.
The orders stayed include those that had been issued by the Single Bench quashing two government orders (GO) denying sanction to prosecute them and upholding a GO that granted sanction to prosecute them and directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to proceed with the prosecution.
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