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733 Fast Track Special Courts including 413 exclusive POCSO Courts operati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A total of 733 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 413 exclusive POCSO courts are operationalized in 28 States/UTs which have disposed of a total of more than 1,24,000 cases since the inception of the scheme and 1,93,814 cases are pending as on October 31, 2022, said nion Minister of
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1023 Fast Track Special Courts being set up, Kiren Rijiju informs Rajya Sa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Expressing concern over the pendency of cases in courts, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday, informed that the 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) are being set up for providing speedy justice to victims of heinous crimes.
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Delhi: LG approves hiring of 5 judicial officers, 35 other clerical and s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the hiring of five judicial officers and 35 other clerical and support staff in five special courts to clear the huge backlog of cases registered under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) in city courts, the official said on Monday.
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Non-NIA cases transferred to other courts to expedite hearing of NIA cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): A report has been filed in the Delhi High Court stating that 452 non-NIA cases have been transferred to other courts from a special designated Court at Patiala House Court in order to expedite the hearing of NIA cases. The High Court in July 2022, had ca
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J-K: NIA special courts in Baramulla, Anantnag directed to "expedite cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 26 (ANI): The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday directed the NIA special courts in Baramulla and Anantnag to "expedite and take up on priority the cases under the NIA Act".
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Over 92k legal literacy programmes organised in 2022 so far: Union Law Min
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): As many as 92,288 legal literacy/awareness programmes were attended by 55,58,053 people in the Fiscal year 2022-23 (upto June 2022), Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju informed in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Delhi HC seeks status report on progress of NIA cases pending in special c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday called for a further status report on the progress of National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases pending in the special designated NIA Courts. The matter has been listed on October 20, 2022 for further hearing.
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SC to list for hearing plea to debar convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting e
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list the matter for hearing a plea seeking the establishment of special courts to try criminal cases against lawmakers and to debar those convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting elections for life.
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49 special courts designated for NIA cases trial: MHA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): In order to facilitate the speedy trial of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases, 49 special courts have been designated across the country so far, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
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Union Cabinet approves continuation of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO Courts as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for two years from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.
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Gagandeep Wasu appointed as NIA's Special Public Prosecutor for Punjab, Ha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed senior advocate Gagandeep Singh Wasu as a special public prosecutor for conducting the case on behalf of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before NIA special courts for Punjab (Mohali) and Haryana (Panchk
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Will look into setting up special courts to deal with domestic violence, v
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 27 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured that the state government will look into setting up Special Courts to deal with domestic violence and violence against women in the state.
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