Thiruvananthapuram: The palmolein import graft case in which Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas figures as an accused was posted to February 26 by a Vigilance Court on Friday.
Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge S Jagadees adjourned the case as documents related to the palmolein case was yet to be received at the court from Apex court.
The case related to loss to the tune of Rs 2.32 core allegedly caused to the exchequer by import of palmolein in 1991-1992 when late Congress leader K Karunarakan was the chief minister and PJ Thomas, the Food Secretary and a member of the Board of the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation.
Thomas figures as the eighth accused in the chargesheet filed by the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau in 2003.
According to the chargesheet, filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code, the caused accused the exchequer a loss of Rs 2.32 crore by importing palmolein through a Malaysia based firm at exorbitant rates.
Late Karunakaran was the first accused in the case in which Former Food Minister and congress leader TH Musthafa, senior IAS Officer Giji Thomson, then Managing Director of Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation, Former Chief Secretary S Padmakumar, Former Chairman of Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Zachariah Mathew, and two representatives of the Malaysia based Power and Energy Ltd are the other accused.
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