India
High Court sanction must before withdrawing cases against legislators, orders apex court
The order comes in response to a 2016 PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay on fast-tracking criminal trials against lawmakers and banning convicted politicians from contesting polls
India
Madras HC accepted mistake by questioning validity of special courts for lawmakers, says SC
A bench comprising justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose, made the remark while hearing a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking speedy disposal of cases against the lawmakers