Criminal cases against lawmakers: SC wants 12 special fast-track courts by March 2018
(WorldNews Music)

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the 12 special courts proposed to fast-track criminal cases against lawmakers should start functioning by March next year, giving a nod to a scheme framed by the Centre. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha told additional solicitor general ANS Nadkarni the funds earmarked for the courts should be allocated proportionately to the states where the courts are planned to be located. “Immediately after the allocation, the state governments in consultation with the respective chief justice...