The Supreme Court on Friday granted liberty to petitioners, challenging the Constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, to file intervention applications in already pending pleas on the same issue.
The Supreme Court was informed that despite a series of its directions and continuous monitoring, as many a 4,984 criminal cases are pending against MPs/MLAs, and direction was sought from it to permit courts dealing with cases against lawmakers to focus on these exclusively.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear after April 15 a PIL which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after April 15 a plea which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.