Delhi High Court Designates Special Judge To Fast Track Paper Leak Cases

The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as the Special Judge at Rouse Avenue Courts as a fast-track court to exclusively deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.

The designation has been made in furtherance of efforts to ensure the expeditious trial of offences relating to examination malpractices, including question paper leaks and other fraudulent practices affecting recruitment and public examinations.

The special fast-track court will hear criminal cases registered under the relevant provisions of law in connection with paper leak incidents and the adoption of unfair means in public examinations,

Judge Anu Grover Baliga, presently serving as District Judge (Commercial)-04 in the South-East District, has been entrusted with the responsibility of presiding over the designated court. 

This morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first response to the student protests which have been raging across the national capital over weeks, announced that fast track courts will be set up to prosecute paper leak cases.