New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the registration of an FIR against K M Abraham, Chief Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which was ordered by the Kerala High Court in connection with allegations of amassing disproportionate assets.
The apex court also issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Abraham’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the High Court’s direction for a CBI probe.
A bench, comprising Justices Dipankar Dutta and Manmohan, passed the interim order after hearing submissions by Senior Advocate R Basant, appearing for Abraham, and Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, who represented the State of Kerala.