The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that criminal cases against MPs and MLAs cannot be withdrawn by prosecutors without the permission of the High Courts. It also ordered that judges of special courts, who are hearing cases against MPs and MLAs, will not be transferred. In a bid to decriminalise politics, a three-judge bench, which included Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Vineet Saran, also asked the registrar general of High Courts to give information on cases against the MPs and MLAs in special courts.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that criminal cases against MPs and MLAs cannot be withdrawn by prosecutors without the permission of the High Courts. It also ordered that judges of special courts, who are hearing cases against MPs and MLAs, will not be transferred. In a bid to decriminalise politics, a three-judge bench, which included Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Vineet Saran, also asked the registrar general of High Courts to give information on cases against the MPs and MLAs in special courts.