No more special NIA courts required in Gujarat: High Court Chief Justice
The Hindu
The court had requested the Chief Justice to consider recommending to the Centre to appoint at least two more judges to the special court as provided under section 11(6) of the NIA Act, 2008
The Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court has refused to recommend to the Centre setting up of additional special courts to try the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) cases in the State, an official said on November 23.
The Chief Justice rejected the proposal made by the division bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Niral R. Mehta, citing "that there are only 12 cases under the said Act and two special courts have been designated as special courts for the said purpose".
In an order, the division bench mentioned a letter addressed by the High Court's additional registrar (administration) to the deputy registrar, criminal appeal department dated November 17.