The report, submitted by amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria, notes that 5,097 cases are pending against lawmakers throughout the country. Of these, 40% have been pending for more than five years.
The Bench also suggested that for the stay granted by high court to the trial court proceedings, the public prosecutor could approach the concerned bench for vacating such stay.
The Bombay High Court's registrar on Monday informed the High Court 24 criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs from Maharashtra have been stayed by the Bombay High Court and 2 cases have been stayed by Supreme Court.
Court directed its Registry to submit details of cases where the trial court criminal proceedings against legislators have been stayed by orders of the High Court at its several benches in Maharashtra and Goa.