Lawyers have questioned the rationale of setting up a special court recently in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (AP), to try those found guilty of smuggling red sanders wood, endemic to the Seachalam Hills.

They said having a special court would only lead to delay in adjudicating such cases of smuggling and that the new court will be pro-state.

There are 2,348 cases booked against red sanders smugglers in AP. The special court constituted in Tirupati, with its jurisdiction spread across the state, will try these cases which in itself is a problem, the lawyers said.

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