(Photo credit: Shutterstock)New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the states and union territories to file status reports on the steps taken to augment the disposal of cheque bounce cases. “The pilot study shall be conducted in 25 special courts in total. The top court said the concerned high court shall ensure that no vacancy arises, during this period. It said the pilot study will be conducted for a duration of one year from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. It said the special courts shall adjudicate upon only those cases in which summons were duly served and the accused had entered appearance through a lawyer or in person.