The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
Chapter IV Special
Courts
11. Power of Central
Government to constitute Special Courts. -
1.
The
Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, for the
trial of Scheduled Offences, constitute one or more Special Courts for such
area or areas, or for such case or class or group of cases, as may be specified
in the notification.
2.
Where
any question arises as to the jurisdiction of any Special Court, it shall be
referred to the Central Government whose decision in the matter shall be final.
3.
A
Special Court shall be presided over by a judge to be appointed by the Central
Government on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the High Court.
4.
The
Agency may make an application to the Chief Justice of the High Court for
appointment of a Judge to preside over the Special Court.
5.
On
receipt of an application under sub-section (4), the Chief Justice shall, as
soon as possible and not later than seven days, recommend the name of a judge
for being appointed to preside over the Special Court.
6.
The
Central Government may, if required, appoint an additional judge or additional
judges to the Special Court, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the
High Court.
7.
A
person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge or an additional judge
of a Special Court unless he is, immediately before such appointment, a
Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge in any State.
8.
For
the removal of doubts, it is hereby provided that the attainment, by a person
appointed as a judge or an additional judge of a Special Court, of the age of
superannuation under the rules applicable to him in the service to which he
belongs shall not affect his continuance as such judge or additional judge and
the Central Government may by order direct that he shall continue as judge
until a specified date or until completion of the trial of the case or cases
before him as may be specified in that order.
9.
Where
any additional judge or additional judges is or are appointed in a Special
Court, the judge of the Special Court may, from time to time, by general or
special order, in writing, provide for the distribution of business of the
Special Court among all judges including himself and the additional judge or
additional judges and also for the disposal of urgent business in the event of
his absence or the absence of any additional judge.