https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184750 A Special Court constituted as a Court of Session remains subject to Section 193 CrPC and cannot take cognizance of an offence as a court of original jurisdiction unless the special enactment expressly authorises direct cognizance or the case is committed by a Magistrate. In the absence of such a statutory mandate, committal is required and direct cognizance is jurisdictionally defective. A long lapse of time, however, does not by itself justify termination of the proceedings; the competent court must decide the next step in accordance with law, including any discharge plea, after hearing both sides. en-us Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184750 A Special Court constituted as a Court of Session remains subject to Section 193 CrPC and cannot take cognizance of an offence as a court of original jurisdiction unless the special enactment expressly authorises direct cognizance or the case is committed by a Magistrate. In the absence of such a statutory mandate, committal is required and direct cognizance is jurisdictionally defective. A long lapse of time, however, does not by itself justify termination of the proceedings; the competent court must decide the next step in accordance with law, including any discharge plea, after hearing both sides. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184750