HC seeks details of trial pending against MPs, MLAs

Jammu: After the Supreme Court directed the chief justices of every high court in the county to furnish the details of trial pending against lawmakers, the J&K High Court has also sought details from of the trials pending against MPs and MLAs in various courts in the UT.
A Division Bench of J&K High Court Comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice in a Suo-Moto PIL, directed advocate General and ASGI to file number of trials which are pending in different subordinate courts as well as the matters pending in the High Court against the said MPs or MLAs.
This order was passed by Division Bench in view of directions in the 16.9.20 Supreme Court order directing for monitoring the progress of trial of cases pending against the sitting/ former legislators (MPs or MLAs), on the directions of Chief Justice, the Registry has registered this PIL as "Court on its own motion versus Union of India and others". In this SUO moto motion, the "Union of India" shall be represented through Home Secretary, "Union Territory of J&K" through Commissioner Secretary, Home and "Union Territory of Ladakh" through Commissioner Secretary, Home.
DB arrayed them as respondent and notice of this motion may be given to TM Shamsi, ASGI who represents not only Union of India but Union Territory of Ladakh as well and DC Raina, Advocate General to Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
DB further directed both to inform the court on next date as to the number of trials which are pending in different subordinate courts as well as the matters pending in the High Court against the said MPs or MLAs.