Gujarat govt decides to set up 16 special courts for speedy trial of cases of atrocities against Dalits

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to set up 16 special courts for speedy trial of cases pertaining to atrocity against Dalits.

According to a circular issued by the legal department today the special courts to be set up in accordance with the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989 by the state government with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of Gujarat, would become operational from October 1.

The special courts will be in Ahmedabad (Rural) and Ahmedabad (city civil) court, Anand, Palanpur (Banaskantha), Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bhuj (Kutch), Mahesanad, Patan, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar and Vadodara.

The circular also said that the procedure with regard to setting up of the courts has been started and there will be appointment of government pleaders in all the 16 courts.

Notably, the state government set up such designated courts in above manner time to time as per the requirement.

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