Fast-track Courts For Politicians

The initial plan projected the creation of 2,600 Fast Track Special Courts by 2026 but due to insufficient interest from states and a shortage of judges, the target has been reduced to 790

The Union Cabinet has given its nod for continuing fast track special courts for another three years for delivering swift justice in cases involving sexual offences. After the passage of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act in 2018 in the aftermath of the Nirbhaya gangrape case in Delhi, the Centre had decided to set up 1,023 fast-track special courts, including 389 to deal exclusively with cases related to violations of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, in 31 states and Union territories. The scheme was launched on Gandhi Jayanti in 2019 for one year and was later extended for an additional two years until March 31 this year. A government functionary had earlier said despite the Centre's efforts, only 754 of the 1,023 courts were operational. While several states had assured the Centre they would set up such courts, not many were eventually operationalised. On Tuesday, the Cabinet gave its nod to extend the scheme by three more years, with financial implica

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of 1,023 fast track special courts, including 389 exclusive POCSO courts, as a centrally sponsored scheme for another two years

She had on Saturday rushed to Unnao to meet the family of the rape victim who succumbed to severe burns in Safdarjung Hospital

A court creating and enforcing law is at odds with separation-of-powers doctrine - that one organ of state will not encroach the domain of another. But in this case, SC seems to have done just that