Lawgist26AEstablishment of Special Courts
1[26A. Establishment of Special Courts.--(1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences under this Act, by notification, establish or designate as many Special Courts as may be necessary.
(2) A Special Court shall consist of a single judge who shall be appointed by the Central Government with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court within whose jurisdiction the judge to be appointed is working.
(3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of a Special Court unless he is, immediately before such appointment, holding the office of a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge, as the case may be.
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1. Ins. by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-7-2013).
- 16 Power of Central Government to issue direction
- 17 Power of Central Government to supersede the Board
- 18 Returns and reports
- 19 Delegation
- 20 Appeals
- 20A Bar of jurisdiction
- 21 Savings
- 22 Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants
- 23 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 24 Offences
- 24A Composition of certain offences
- 24B Power to grant immunity
- 25 Exemption from tax on wealth and income
- 26 Cognizance of offences by courts
- 26A Establishment of Special Courts
- 26B Offences triable by Special Courts
- 26C Appeal and revision
- 26D Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
- 26E Transitional provisions
- 27 Contravention by companies
- 28 Omitted.
- 28A Recovery of amounts
- 28B Continuance of proceedings
- 29 Power to make rules
- 30 Power to make regulations
- 31 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 32 Application of other laws not barred
- 33 Repealed.
- 34 Power to remove difficulties
- 34A Validation of certain acts
- 35 Repeal and saving
