PART I EXTRAORDINARY
No.264 AMARAVATI, TUESDAY , APRIL 3, 2018 G.17 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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LAW DEPARTMENT
(L, LA & J-HOME-COURTS-A)
SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES RELATING TO ELECTED MPs/MLAs, VIJAYAWADA, - SPECIFYING THE WHOLE OF THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AS THE LOCAL AREA.
[G.O.Rt.No. 250, Law (L, LA & J-Home-Courts-A), 3rd April, 2018.]
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 11 read with clause(j) of Section 2 and readwith Sections 7 and 9 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(Central Act 2 of 1974) and after consultation with the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh, Government of Andhra Pradesh, hereby
1) Specify the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh as the local area for the purpose of establishing a Special Court for the trial of offences relating to elected Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly as sanctioned, vide G.O.Ms.No.26, Law(L, LA & J-Home- Courts.A) Department, Dated: 26-02-2018; and
2) Establish a Special Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class to try offences relating to elected Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly and the said Court shall be known as the Court of Special Judge in the cadre of Sessions Judge for trial of criminal cases relating to elected Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly, arising out of the entire area of State of Andhra Pradesh.
DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA, Secretary to Government, Legal, Legislative Affairs & Justice.