115 cases pending against MPS, MLAS

HC calls for expeditious disposal of all such cases

Approximately, 115 criminal cases are pending against MPS and MLAS at various stages, according to data submitted to the Telangana High Court by the Registrar General on Friday, following court orders. To ensure expeditious disposal of the cases, the High Court issued guidelines to the designated court for trial of the cases.

A division bench of Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar, was dealing with a suo motu PIL regarding monitoring of designated courts for cases involving MPS and MLAS to monitor early disposal.

The High Court had registered the suo motu PIL based on the directions of the Supreme Court dated November 9 in ‘Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and others v Union of India’ to all High Courts to issue directions to the designated courts for expeditious disposal of criminal cases registered against such elected members in their respective states.

The Chief Justice bench had on November 24 directed the High Court registry to collate the data with regard to pendency of all such criminal cases.

The court also directed that data should be filed in the form of a status report with regard to the category of offences registered against each member. The Registrar General was asked to submit a compliance report on or before the next date of hearing. The case was adjourned to after three months.

Meanwhile, the High Court clubbed the PIL filed by former MP

Harirama Jogaiah, who sought speedy disposal of CBI cases pending against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, along with the suo motu PIL.