New Delhi: More than 4,000 cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs are currently pending trial across the country, while some of these cases have remained pending for more than a decade, the Supreme Court has been informed.According to a report submitted to the supreme court by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, at present 4,192 cases are pending against incumbent and former parliamentarians and legislators, while 519 of these cases are pending for more than a decade, reported Indian Express.Hansaria made the submissions in his capacity of being appointed amicus curiae in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs.The data revealed that another 700 cases are pending investigation while 360 cases have remained at that stage for more than three years without a chargesheet being filed.In his 22nd amicus report, Hansaria has noted that the 4,192 figure is based on information received from high courts and their websites. The Allahabad high court did not submit a report and its figure of 1,171 cases is from its website as of February 2024. In total, the high court websites, show 4,442 pending cases.The report further adds that chief ministers of 14 of 28 states have criminal cases against them which are pending trials.Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy faces the highest number of cases at 89, followed by West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (29).Karnataka chief minister D.K. Shivakumar and Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu both have 19 cases against them while Kerala chief minister V.D. Satheesan has 18 cases against him.Of the total 4,192 pending cases, 754 have been pending for 5 to 10 years, 562 for 3 to 5 years, and 1,095 for less than 3 years, says the report.The states/high courts with the highest reported pendency include Uttar Pradesh (1,171), Kerala (543), Bihar (373), Maharashtra (364) and Odisha (330), reported Indian Express.Amicus Hansaria recommended that designated courts exclusively conduct trials involving lawmakers until their backlog is cleared; that cases pending for more than 3 years be heard day-to-day; and that courts issue non-bailable warrants where an accused lawmaker fails to appear on two consecutive dates.The report also proposes a nodal prosecution officer for securing witnesses and requiring real-time uploading of case data and order sheets on HC websites.