India, Oct. 22 -- In a temporary relief to former Keralam chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed for a week the investigation against him, his daughter and her husband in the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) bribery case.

A vacation bench of justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana permitted Vijayan and others to approach the division bench of the Kerala High Court against a single judge order.

The top court was hearing petitions filed by Vijayan and others challenging the high court single judge's order to direct registration of an FIR on the basis of information supplied by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

"We set aside...