Centre has told the court it was considering a proposal by both EC and Law Commission to impose life ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases. File photo

New Delhi, November 1

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the central government to set up special courts to exclusively try politicians facing criminal cases so that the trial in such cases is expedited.

A Bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Navin Sinha gave the central government six weeks to detail its plans for setting up such courts, including the estimated budget.

The court wanted to know the status of 1,581 cases involving lawmakers since 2014 as well as the number of new cases that have been filed since.

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The central government has told the court it was considering a proposal by both Election Commission and Law Commission to impose life ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases.

The court will hear the case on December 13. — IANS/PTI