Chennai, Nov 14 (PTI) The Madras High Court has directed the trial courts dealing with cases relating to MPs/MLAs to expedite the trial in all cases where stay has not been granted by the higher courts.

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan gave the directive while passing further interim orders on Tuesday on a suo motu taken up writ petition.

The bench said cases which were pending for more than five years were required to be expedited. Unnecessary adjournments sought by any side should not be granted.

If it was found that only in the name of framing of charges, several adjournments have been granted to the parties, a strict view of the same would be taken by this Court, the bench added.

The bench said where charges have been framed, it ha

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