KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside an order issued by the Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM) court, Ernakulam, dismissing a petition filed by the state government seeking permission for further investigation in the LIS Deepasthambham scam.The court has also directed to remove the CJM’s remarks on former investigation officer and present ADGP (intelligence) T P Senkumar. Coming down heavily on the CJM, the court observed that the CJM’s order was “illegal, irrelevant and did not form the subject matter of the case.” The court further directed the Kochi city police commissioner to take over the investigation. Justice N K Balakrishnan passed the order on an appeal filed by the state government and Senkumar challenging the CJM’s order. “Negative remarks by the CJM will have an adverse effect on the official career of the petitioner,” the court said. The Ernakulam CJM, while dismissing a petition filed by the Kochi City Police Commissioner seeking permission for further investigation in the case, had termed Senkumar’s intervention as dubious. The CJM had observed that Senkumar and his aides were exploring the possibilities to frighten the court and that Senkumar, who was serving as the transport commissioner, was unnecessarily intervening in the investigation.
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