MP/MLA Courts Shall Grant Adjournment Only In Exceptional Cases, Record Reasons In Writing: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all special MP/MLA Courts, trying criminal cases against sitting or erstwhile legislators, to scrupulously comply with the directions issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Anr. This also includes the direction that no adjournment shall be granted except in exceptional circumstances and...