Special courts

The Supreme Court on February 23 observed that though the powers of the High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are wide and in the nature of inherent power yet, the said power cannot be exercised suo motu in a sweeping manner and beyond the contours of what is stipulated under the said Section.

The main reason for the delay in trial is that the Special Courts in addition to the matter under UAPA are also dealing with other matters and having a heavy board.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice A.S. Bopanna, and Justice V. Ramasubramanian appointed judicial officers Arun Bhardwaj and Sanjay Bansal as special judges for Special Courts 1 and 2 in order of their seniority.

The constitutional validity of the formation of special courts for speedy hearing of the cases of MPs and MLAs has been questioned by a three-judge committee of the Madras High Court.

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