喀拉拉高等法院以缺乏法律权威为由, 阻止州调查2020年的ED黄金案。 Kerala High Court blocks state probe into ED over 2020 gold case, citing lack of legal authority.

2025年9月26日,喀拉拉高等法院维持下级法院在2020年黄金走私案中对州任命的司法委员会调查局(ED)官员的延缓,裁定国家根据1952年《调查委员会法》没有法定权力调查中央机构。 On September 26, 2025, the Kerala High Court upheld a lower court’s stay on a state-appointed judicial commission investigating Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in the 2020 gold smuggling case, ruling that the state lacked legal authority under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, to probe a central agency. ED向委员会提出了质疑,辩称这将干扰正在进行的调查,并构成滥用权力。 The ED had challenged the commission, arguing it would interfere with the ongoing investigation and constituted an abuse of power. 法院同意,维持现状,并强调州政府不能在积极调查期间单方面调查中央机构。 The court agreed, maintaining the status quo and reinforcing that state governments cannot unilaterally investigate central agencies during active probes. 这个决定是首席部长Pinarayi Vijayan政府的重大挫折, 政府成立这个委员会是因为有人指控在Thiruvananthapuram机场查获30公斤黄金的政治敏感案件中超越权限。 The decision is a major setback for Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government, which had established the commission amid allegations of overreach in the politically sensitive case involving 30 kilograms of gold seized at Thiruvananthapuram Airport.