New Delhi: A report submitted before the Supreme Court has revealed that chief ministers of 14 out of 28 states are facing serious criminal cases. The details were presented by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in a decade-old case related to speeding up trials against sitting and former MPs and MLAs.
According to the report, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy tops the list with 89 criminal cases, while several other state leaders also face pending cases.
CMs Facing Serious Criminal Cases
The report listed multiple chief ministers with serious criminal cases pending against them.
- Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy: 89 cases
- West Bengal CM Suvendu Official: 29 cases
- Karnataka CM D Shivakumar: 19 cases
- Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu: 19 cases
- Kerala CM VD Satheesan: 18 cases
- Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren: 5 cases
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis: 4 cases
- Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu: 4 cases
Other chief ministers named in the report include Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay, Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary, Sikkim CM PS Tamang, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Thousands Of Cases Pending Against Legislators
The report stated that as of July 2026, a total of 4,192 criminal cases were pending trials against sitting and former MPs and MLAs across the country.
Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of pending cases, with 1,171 cases awaiting trial.
Criminal Cases Among MPs And MLAs
The report highlighted that 170 Lok Sabha MPsaround 31% of the House's total strength, have serious criminal cases pending against them.
In the Rajya Sabha, 75 out of 233 members were reported to have criminal cases, including 40 members facing serious offenses punishable with imprisonment of five years or more.
Supreme Court Asked To Set Up Special Courts
The amicus curiae recommended that special courts should be created exclusively to handle criminal cases involving sitting and former legislators. The report also suggested that High Courts should regularly monitor the progress of such trials to ensure faster disposal of cases.