Expressing concern over the large number of cases registered against elected representatives, MLAs and MPs in particular, the Forum for Good Governance has requested the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court to establish a special court for disposal of cases against MLAs and MPs.
The Chief Justice is requested to issue suitable directions to prosecuting authorities to take interest, to produce relevant and connected records in the court of produce witness relating to the case. In the process, direction should be issued to prosecuting authorities to prefer appeals in important acquitted cases.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, FGG secretary M. Padmanabha Reddy said the Supreme Court had directed the State government to establish special courts and the State government had established a special court. Going by the data ascertained by the Forum from the affidavits filed along with nomination papers pf MLAs and MPs in 2018 and 2019 elections to Assembly and Parliament respectively, a total of 507 cases were registered against MLAs and MPs in the State.
