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Establishment of special Courts for trial of offences :– (1) The State Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences under this Act, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Court of Odisha, constitute as many special Courts as may be necessary for such area or areas as may be specified in the notification. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of a Special Court unless he is, immediately before such appointment, a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or an Assistant Sessions Judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 2 of 1974. (3) Till a Special Court is constituted under Sub-section (1), any offence committed under this Act shall be tried by such Court, empowered to try such offence under part ll of the first Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 2 of 1974. 31 THE ODISHA EXCISE ACT, 2008