Ten out of the 12 special courts, set up to try nearly 1,600 criminal cases pending against MPs and MlAs, have started functioning, the law Ministry has said.
The remaining two courts — one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — are likely to start functioning soon, it said. In a communication to Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on April 19, the department of justice in the law Ministry said that, “as on date, 10 out of 12 such courts have already been made functional.
“The remaining two courts — one each in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are likely to start functioning soon.”
The department of justice has already released Rs 65.04 lakh of funds earmarked for financial year 2017-18 to the concerned states for the special courts. The Supreme Court had in November last directed the government to come up with a scheme to set up 12 special courts to try 1,581 criminal cases pending against MPs and MlAs.