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High Court directs fast track proceedings of criminal cases against politicians, seeks details of trials pending against them


Cinosural International An Elementry School Jammu

Jammu, September 21: A division bench of High Court in a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation directed the Advocate General and ASGI to file number of trials which are pending in different subordinate courts as well as the matters pending in the High Court against the said MPs or MLAs.

The said order was passed in view of directions contained in the order dated 16-9-2020 of the Supreme Court passed in writ petition (Civil) No.699/2016 directing for monitoring the progress of the trial of cases pending against the sitting/ former MPs or MLAs.

The  Supremw Court was of the opinion that such special consideration was required not only because of the rising wave of criminalization that was occurring in the politics in the country, but also due to the power that elected representatives can influence or hamper effective prosecution.

Additionally, as legislators are the repositories of the faith and trust of their electorate, there is a necessity to be aware of the antecedents of the person that is/was elected.

 

 


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