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CHENNAI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,  2018

Aavani 21, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu – 2049

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

(Courts-II)

CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL COURT AT CHENNAI FOR TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING TO ELECTED MEM­

BERS OF PARLIAMENT AND MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU.

[G.O. Ms. No.1423, Home (Courts II), 6th September 2018, ÝõE 21, M÷‹H,

F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2049.]

No. II(2)/HO/800(d)/2018.

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of India by order dated 1st November 2017 in W.P. (Civil) No.669/2016, Ashwini Kumar

Upadhyay Versus Union of India and another, has directed the Union Government to prepare a scheme for setting up of

Courts exclusively to deal with criminal cases involving elected Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly.

AND WHEREAS, the Government of India in compliance with the aforesaid order of the Supreme Court prepared and

placed before the Supreme Court a scheme for setting up of 12 Fast Track Courts, combining several State(s) in respect

of which jurisdiction will be exercised by One Special Court;

AND WHEREAS, the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India have informed that the said Scheme has been

approved by the Supreme Court on the 14th December 2017 and under the said scheme One Special Court has been

approved to be set up in Tamil Nadu for the said purpose;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the aforesaid orders dated 1st November 2017 and 14th December 2017 in W.P.Civil

No.669/2016 of the Supreme Court, the Government of Tamil Nadu, in consultation with the High Court of Madras hereby

establishes a Special Court at Chennai having jurisdiction over the entire State of Tamil Nadu, to try criminal cases involving

elected Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, with effect from the date on which the

Judge assumes charge of that Court.

NIRANJAN MARDI,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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