The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India in a petition seeking establishment of Special Courts to try criminal cases against members of legislature, executive and judiciary. The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice AM Khanvilkar this Wednesday with Senior Advocate Vikas Singh and advocate RD Upadhyay appearing for the petitioner The petition has been filed by advocate and BJP spokesperson, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The petitioner’s primary contention is that all criminal cases involving members of legislature, parliament and judiciary should be tried by special courts keeping in view the ever-deteriorating […]
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