Says ?78 crore allocated for setting up special courts to try them in 11 States
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 1,765 members of Parliament and the Assemblies have criminal cases against them.
Of a total 3,816 cases against them, 3,045 are still pending.
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 248 legislators, Tamil Nadu comes second with 178 and then Bihar follows with 144.
Exclusive courts
The affidavit by the Centre is its first response after the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, in November 2017, directed the setting up of special courts to try legislators exclusively within a year.
The Centre has undertaken to set up 12 such courts.
The affidavit said that of the ?78 crore allocated for setting up the courts in 11 States, ?65.04 lakh was released in 2017.
The balance will be released during 2018-19. Tamil Nadu has been allotted ?65 lakh for a year.
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