Thiruvananthapuram: The Lokayukta will consider the review petition filed by the complainant RS Shivakumar in the case of misappropriation of funds in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The petition is for reconsideration of the judgment of the two-member bench which recently referred the case to the full bench. The petition will be considered by a bench comprising Lokayukta Justice Syriak Joseph and Deputy Lokayukta Haroon Al Rasheed.
The Lokayukta himself had expressed doubt whether the case against the government could be considered. Following this, the case was left to the full bench. But in 2019, a large bench headed by Lokayukta Justice Pius Kuriakos ordered that it has jurisdiction to hear the case after hearing detailed arguments. Referring to this order, the complainant RS Sasikumar filed a review petition against the dissenting judgment.
