Bombay high court designates fast-track courts in Sambhajinagar, Nagpur for exam malpractice trials | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar News

The designated courts will exclusively deal with cases involving the use of unfair means in public examinations, offences punishable under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and violations covered under the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a move aimed at ensuring speedy trials in examination malpractice cases, the Bombay high court has designated special fast-track courts in Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) and Nagpur to exclusively hear offences registered under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982.The decision was communicated through a letter issued on Friday by registrar (inspection-I) A B Sharma from the high court’s appellate side in Mumbai to the principal district and sessions judges of Aurangabad and Nagpur. The communication follows a July 23 letter received from the Union minister of state (independent charge) for law and justice and minister of state for parliamentary affairs.According to the high court order, the court of S V Pawar, 10th joint civil judge (senior division) and additional chief judicial magistrate, Aurangabad, has been designated as the special fast-track court for trying offences arising within the Aurangabad judicial district under the three laws.

Similarly, the court of Gulshan R Kolte, 7th joint civil judge (senior division) and additional chief judicial magistrate, Nagpur, has been designated to handle such cases arising within the Nagpur judicial district.The designated courts will exclusively deal with offences related to the use of unfair means in public examinations, cases punishable under the relevant provisions of the BNS and violations covered under the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act.The registrar has directed “the principal district and sessions judges of Aurangabad and Nagpur to formally notify the identified courts for handling such matters and ensure that all cases falling under the specified legislations are assigned to them.”The communication further directs district judiciaries to transfer all pending cases, if any, under the three laws to the designated courts and submit compliance reports to the high court.The move comes amid growing concerns over examination frauds, including paper leaks and recruitment scams, and is expected to accelerate the trial of cases involving cheating rackets and other examination-related offences while strengthening efforts to curb malpractice in public examinations.