KOCHI: In a significant development, the Kerala High Court on Thursday closed the corruption and irregularities case related to the reconstruction of the golden flag mast at Sabarimala, bringing an end to a controversy that had triggered intense political and public debate.
The court accepted, in full, the quick verification report submitted by the Vigilance department and ruled that no further proceedings were required.
Endorsing the Vigilance findings, the court observed that there was no material evidence to substantiate allegations of corruption in the flag mast reconstruction carried out during the Congress-led UDF government’s tenure.
It concluded that no criminal case could be registered based on the available records, effectively giving a clean chit to the then Travancore Devaswom Board.
The Vigilance report underscored complete transparency in the handling of gold received for the project.