Palmolein Scam

• Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy gets relief from Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that asked for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to be made an accused in a corruption case related to the import of palmolein oil in 1991.

• Karunanidhi hits out at Jayalalithaa for holding vigilance portfolio

  Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has said that it is unfair for Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to be heading the state's Vigilance department as it is probing a disproportionate assets case against her.The DMK supremo cited the instance of Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy who gave up the vigilance portfolio last week after a court or...

• Palmolein case: Court orders probe into Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's role

  In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a special court in Thiruvananthapuram has asked the prosecution to probe his role in the Palmolein import scam of 1992.

• Kerala court allows further probe into palmolein case

  In a decision fraught with political significance, the Vigilance Court has allowed a plea from prosecution to further investigate the palmolein import graft case.The prosecution, in a petition filed earlier this month, had sought court direction for further probe into the case contending that some more persons were likely to become accused in the c...

• I am of impeccable integrity, Thomas tells Supreme Court

  Controversial bureaucrat P J Thomas today opposed the petition in the Supreme Court seeking his removal as Central Vigilance Commissioner saying he was a person of "impeccable integrity" and became a "victim of political battle".     In his affidavit, the CVC expressed gratitude to the apex court for giving him opportunity to re...

• Fresh evidence against Chief Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas

  There are reports that the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas may quit ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Monday that challenges his appointment.The government has been trying to project that Thomas's involvement in the Kerala Palmolein import scam of 1992 is only political but documents with NDTV show that the defence the CVC presente...

• CVC Thomas still an accused: Vigilance Court

  He may have got a clean chit from the Centre in the 2G scam, but a corruption case has returned to haunt the newly appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner, PJ Thomas.Documents available with NDTV show that the charges against Thomas and seven other accused in the case still stands, though the proceedings in the case have been stayed by the Supreme...