Supreme Court of India

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2023] 14 S.C.R. 266
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 9 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: Writ petition in the nature of public interest sought expeditious disposal of criminal cases against elected memb ers of the Parliament and Legislative Assemblies. Constitution of India – Art. 32 – Expeditious disposal of criminal cases against elected members of the Parliament and Legislative Assemblies – Directions issued: Held: (i) Learned Chief Justices of the High Courts shall registe r a suo-motu case with the title, “In Re: designated courts for MPs/MLAs” to monitor early disposal of criminal cases pending against the membe rs of Parliament and Legislative

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