KOCHI: The Devaswom bench's clarification about the High Court not prohibiting the investigation into the black money case in the Sabarimala gold theft has paved the way for the ED to enter the fray.

The High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate to file a new application in the Ranni Magistrate's Court, seeking the transfer of a copy of the FIR registered by the Crime Branch in the gold robbery case, along with the statements. The Magistrate's court should take an appropriate decision after hearing the government's arguments.

Meanwhile, the court granted a one-and-a-half-month extension to the SIT to investigate the case, to examine transactions related to the Devaswom Board from 2014 to 2025.

The Devaswom bench comprising Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar a

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