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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A vigilance case has been registered over the Life Mission deal but no charge has been made against anyone till now. No one is currently charged. The FIR was filed in the Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the government has filed a petition in the high court against the CBI probe into the Vadakancherry Life Mission project.

The government explained in the petition that the government had no role in the contract and that the contract for the construction of the flat was between the Red Crescent and the Unitech. The government also demanded that the petition be considered tomorrow urgently.

The cabinet had earlier decided to file an appeal against the CBI probe into Vadakancherry Life Mission project. What irked the government was that the CBI going ahead and registering a case against the State government under violation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, without informing it.