Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 -- A division bench of the Kerala high court on Monday reserved its verdict in the appeal filed by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) against a single-judge order of the court allowing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe money-laundering charges against the private minerals firm in the monthly payments case.

The division bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and KV Jayakumar admitted the appeal on file and heard detailed arguments in the case by both parties. It posted the matter for final judgement on June 5.

The court also orally asked the counsel for ED not to precipitate the issue until the judgment.

"The learned counsel appearing for the respondents undertook that till 05.06.2026, the ED s...