Venakaiah Naidu calls for speedy disposal of criminal cases against political leaders

Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu has called for speedy disposal of election petitions and criminal cases against political leaders pending before various courts.

He also suggested setting up separate benches to expedite all such cases within six months or one year. He was speaking at 125 th anniversary celebrations of Visakhapatnam District courts and Bar Association at Visakhapatnam today.

He urged the Bar Association to promote usage of local languages in courts as it was convenient and appropriate that the proceedings were held in the respective state’s official language. 

The Hindu