India, Oct. 16 -- The three designated special courts at Rouse Avenue to deal with cases against MPs and MLAs under the POCSO Act will now also deal with cases against former MLAs and MPs, Raj Niwas officials said on Wednesday.
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved a proposal sent by the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Government, thereby increasing the ambit of this Special Courts at Rouse Avenue, they said. In July 2023, Saxena had approved the setting up of three designated/Special Courts to deal with the cases against MPs and MLAs under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex in the national capital.
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