NEW DELHI, July 28 -- The Delhi government has designated three special exclusive courts at the Rouse Avenue Court to exclusively try scheduled offences investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), replacing the two existing special NIA courts at Patiala House courts.

A notification issued on July 24 by the principal secretary in the Union ministry of home affairs said Special Exclusive Courts 1, 2 and 3 at Rouse Avenue Court have been designated as NIA courts under Section 11 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008.

The two currently designated NIA courts at Patiala House have been denotified.

At present, NIA cases in Delhi are heard by the courts of additional sessions judge Prashant Sharma and principal district a...