ED summons Pinarayi in CMRL case
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- The ED summoned Pinarayi Vijayan to its Kochi zonal office on October 23 in the ₹278-crore CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case.
- The agency had registered two ECIRs under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter and son-in-law.
- The Kerala High Court directed registration of an FIR after dismissing an appeal, while the accused approached the Supreme Court for an early hearing.
- The Supreme Court Chief Justice agreed to try to list the petitions during the Dasara vacation, subject to judicial availability.
- exam_relevance: tests the specific CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case fact reported here, including its named institution, number or procedure; the article converts a current event into a precise prelims and mains issue rather than a generic topic.
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