Kochi : In a relief to former Chief Minister and veteran CPI(M) leader V S Achuthanandan, the Kerala High Court today quashed the First Information Report against him in a land allotment issue, holding that framing a case against him on "false and frivolous" charges was unworthy of any merit.
The court said some features presented in the case were "too disturbing", that in fact "gives enough room to generate" suspicion that the machinery of vigilance is misused and abused to silence political opponents."
Justice S S Sateeshchandran, in his 64 page order, quashed the FIR against Mr Achuthanandan, the first accused in the case, and all further proceedings against him.
Apart from the 88-year-old leader, his personal assistant Suresh and former Revenue Minister K P Rajendran (CPI) and a couple of officials have been listed as accused in the FIR filed in a court in Kozhikode after a vigilance probe found prima facie evidence.
Reacting to the verdict, Mr Achutanandhan said it was 'a victory of truth and justice,' and that it was a 'mortal blow' to the Congress-led UDF government to frame him in a corruption case.
The court said some features presented in the case were "too disturbing", that in fact "gives enough room to generate" suspicion that the machinery of vigilance is misused and abused to silence political opponents."
Justice S S Sateeshchandran, in his 64 page order, quashed the FIR against Mr Achuthanandan, the first accused in the case, and all further proceedings against him.
Apart from the 88-year-old leader, his personal assistant Suresh and former Revenue Minister K P Rajendran (CPI) and a couple of officials have been listed as accused in the FIR filed in a court in Kozhikode after a vigilance probe found prima facie evidence.
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Reacting to the verdict, Mr Achutanandhan said it was 'a victory of truth and justice,' and that it was a 'mortal blow' to the Congress-led UDF government to frame him in a corruption case.
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