'Trial Can't Be Separated Only Because Accused Is MLA' : Supreme Court Quashes Direction To Segregate Trial Against Legislator

The Supreme Court on Friday (Sep. 12) quashed the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order directing a separate trial for Haryana Congress MLA Mamman Khan solely on the ground of his being an MLA. The Court held that while speedy disposal of cases involving public representatives, as stressed in Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India (2023), is necessary, it cannot justify deviating from the...