'Historic Verdict': SC tells high courts to form special bench for fast disposal of criminal cases against MPs, MLAs

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed high courts across the country to constitute a special bench for effective monitoring and expeditious disposal of criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs. A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued directions, including prioritising the cases punishable with death penalty or life term on a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. “Today, the Supreme Court has given a historic verdict. The Supreme Court judgment has come with regard to our first prayer. The court has directed all the high courts to constitute a special bench to monitor cases of MPs, MLAs and ensure that these cases are decided within a year,” says Ashwini Upadhyay, advocate and petitioner on Supreme Court issuing a slew of directions to monitor the early disposal of pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs.

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