J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Of Pending Cases Against MPs/ MLAs From Trial Courts
Live LawThe Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Thursday sought status of 13 cases which are pending in various courts against 16 former and sitting Member of Parliaments and ex-MLAs in the Union Territory. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the Registrar Judicial of the High Court to seek status of the trial of cases from various courts of J&K and Ladakh. Pertinent to mention that last year J&K&L High Court had taken a suo moto cognizance of the Supreme Court directions regarding monitoring the progress of trial of cases pending against the sitting & former legislators. On September, 16, 2020, the Supreme Court had asked the Chief Justices of High Courts to head Special Benches and immediately hear long-pending criminal cases against sitting and former legislators.