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‘It is in public interest to set up courts to try lawmakers’: SC
Why is it in news?
- The Supreme Court bench was considering report by Madras High Court.
- Madras High Court had raised reservations over the setting up of special courts to exclusively try legislators for various offences.
Details:
- The SC observed purpose of this adjudication is in public interest and to maintain public faith in judiciary by making sure that long-pending cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs are decided without delay
- View of Madras High Court:
(1) It said that special courts cannot be “offender-centric”.
(2) It reasoned that an MP/MLA, who commits an offence under POCSO Act (or other Special Acts like Prevention of Corruption Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) can only be tried by a Special Court created under the POCSO Act (PC Act, NDPS Act).
(3) There cannot be another Special Court exclusively for trial of an MP/MLA, who commits POCSO offence.