Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked district judges to provide status of criminal cases pending involving MPs and MLAs in the two states and Chandigarh.

A special bench presided over by chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Yashvir Singh Rathod has sought the details by August 25. Detailed order of the proceedings is awaited.

The court was hearing a suo motu 2021 public interest litigation (PIL) in which the high court is monitoring investigations into criminal cases against MPs and MLAs in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh upon directions in this regard from the apex court.

During the hearing the Haryana government counsel had told the court that a total of 13 cases are pending trial against MPs and ML...