Special Court for criminal cases against MPs, MLAs in Tamil Nadu inaugurated at Chennai
A Special Court to try criminal cases against elected members of the Parliament (MPs) and the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLAs) was inaugurated last Thursday at Chennai. The Court was inaugurated by Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh who presides over the Second Bench at the Madras High Court. The inaugural ceremony was held at the Collectorate Office, Singaravelur Malgai. A Government notification reportedly issued earlier this week had intimated that the state government would be setting up the Special Court, following consultation with the Madras High Court. The Special Court is to have jurisdiction over all criminal cases against legislators in Tamil Nadu. Its establishment follows directions issued by the Supreme Court last year for the constitution of such courts in various states. On November 1, 2017, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre to set up a Central Scheme to set up Fast Track Courts with a view to exclusively dealing with criminal cases pending against legisl