There are 4,122 criminal cases pending, some for over three decades, against sitting and former members of Parliament and legislative assemblies, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday.
The apex court was informed that out of the 4,122 cases 2,324 are against sitting MPs and MLAs while 1,675 are against former lawmakers.
The submissions were made in a report filed by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in the matter along with advocate Sneha Kalita.
Further the apex court was informed that "Out of the aforesaid 4,122 cases, charges have not been framed in 1,991 cases and many cases are pending due to stay (264 such cases) granted by the higher courts."
A PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Aswhini Upadhyay has sought a life time ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases besides setting up of special courts to expeditiously try such cases involving elected representatives
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