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4122 Cases Pending Against Legislators: Amicus Curiae Submits Report To SC [Read Report]

Pointing out that there are 4122 cases pending against current and former MPs and MLAs, amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria has suggested that a particular court at Sessions and Magisterial level in each district, to try criminal cases involving legislators, be nominated.“…it is submitted that the High Courts may be directed to assign criminal cases pending against. Pointing out that there are 4122 cases pending against current and former MPs and MLAs, amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria has suggested that a particular court at Sessions and Magisterial level in each district, to try criminal cases involving legislators, be nominated. “…it is submitted that the High Courts may be directed to assign criminal cases pending against legislators to a designated Sessions court and a designated Magistrate court in each district/sub-division which will try only these cases till such time cases against MPs/MLAs are disposed of,” he has submitted. During the hearing on November 1, a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice U. U. Lalit and Justice K. M. Joseph had sought detailed data on the pending criminal cases against legislators, in order to decide on the need for constituting more special courts for dealing with such cases.

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