Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has sharply criticised the state government for repeatedly refusing to allow prosecution in the long-pending corruption case linked to the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation. The court said the government’s actions appeared to protect those accused of serious wrongdoing and warned that such delays weaken public trust.

The case concerns alleged irregularities in the import of raw cashew between 2006 and 2015. The Central Bureau of Investigation has accused former KSCDC chairman R Chandrasekharan and former managing director K A Ratheesh of favouring a private supplier through dishonest tender procedures, causing large losses to the public-sector corporation.

Although the CBI completed its investigation years ago, the prosecution could no

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