Kerala High Court exonerates Thushar Vellappally, others in vigilance case
The Hindu
No factual basis for allegations against petitioners that they committed criminal misconduct with regard to appointments in Guruvayur Dewaswom, says court
The Vigilance case against BDJS leader Thushar Vellappally and a few others in connection with the appointment of two persons in the Guruvayur Devaswom was quashed by the Kerala High Court.
Allowing the appeal filed by the accused in the case, Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi also quashed the final reports filed by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in the Vigilance Special Court, Thrissur.
The allegation was that the accused had committed criminal misconduct as defined in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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