The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it will set up special courts for expeditious disposal of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs.
The Centre also told the apex court that it has framed a scheme for speedy trial against MPs and MLAs.
The court gave 6 weeks to Government, to place before it the scheme for setting up of such courts for trial against lawmakers.
The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking debarring of convicts for life from contesting polls and stopping them from entering judiciary and the executive.
The apex court had earlier asked the Centre to apprise it about finances involved in setting up special courts for cases against MPs and MLAs.
The top court had also sought the status of the trial in 1,581 cases involving politicians since 2014, and how many fresh cases have been filed against politicians and lawmakers in three years since 2014
