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Bombay HC designates two courts for paper leak trials
LiveLaw··24 Jul
Bombay High Court designated two special courts, in Aurangabad and Nagpur, to fast-track paper leak trials. Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge assigned Judge SV Pawar to Aurangabad and Judge Gulshan Kolte to Nagpur. Cases will run under the Public Examinations Act 2024, which requires trials to conclude within three months. The move follows the Centre's July 23 fast-track court announcement.
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What It Means For You
- Students awaiting trial outcomes in paper leak cases may see faster resolutions once these courts start hearing matters.
- The three-month trial deadline under the 2024 Act now applies to cases heard in Aurangabad and Nagpur.
- This follows a similar Delhi High Court move designating a fast-track court at Rouse Avenue a day earlier.
What's Happening
- Bombay High Court designated special courts in Aurangabad and Nagpur to handle paper leak cases.
- Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge assigned Judge SV Pawar and Judge Gulshan Kolte to preside over them.
- The move follows the Centre's July 23 announcement of nationwide fast-track courts for exam malpractice.
Old Leak Cases Still Await Trial
- Two CBI cases against alleged 2003 CAT paper leak figure Ranjit Singh remain pending more than two decades later.
- One case is at the trial stage in Patna while the other has yet to reach that stage in Delhi.
- The new fast-track courts aim to prevent similarly long delays in NEET-related prosecutions.
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