The Courts are taking active part in the cases that are pending against the lawmakers to see that these cases get concluded at the earliest. The Supreme Court is not an exemption to this.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by senior lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay that sought the early conclusion of the cases that are pending against the lawmakers came up to the hearing on Wednesday.
The PIL also states that, there should be no delay in the trial and conclusion of these cases.
While saying that the pending cases against the lawmakers is a big issue to worry about, a division bench of the Supreme court said there is a lack of manpower and infrastructure in the judiciary.
Just like the other probe agencies, the judiciary is also facing the lack of manpower. This makes the agencies face the overburden of cases that have been pending since a long time, the bench said.
Even a trial court handles 1000 cases. How can the cases be finished with them facing an overburdening of cases. There is no required manpower and infrastructure, the bench maintained.
Charge sheets in a few cases that have been pending for 10 to 15 years were not filed. In a few cases, assets were attached in the cases while the charge sheet was not filed. Attaching the properties in the cases is of no use, the Chief Justice said.
Along with the High Courts, the cases that are still pending with the ED and CBI Courts pertaining to the lawmakers should be concluded as soon as possible.
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that as a bid to conclude the cases pending against the lawmakers at the earliest, a new system would be brought and the system would consist of special courts.
THE amicus curiae in the matter, senior advocate Vijay Hansaria in the report submitted to the Apex Court said that as many as 121 cases are pending with the CBI Courts against the MPs and MLAs.
On the other hand, 51 MPs and 71 MLAs are facing money laundering cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
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