SC
orders demolition of all structures within 65 metres
from Phewa Lake (ht 28/09/2023) [Including
the former royal palace, right on the shore?]
Refusing
to grant citizenship in name of mother is
unconstitutional: SC (rep 24/09/2023)
SC
to deliver verdict in contempt of court case against PM
Dahal on December 14 (kh 24/09/2023) [In
almost three months??]
Sandeep
Lamichhane’s hearing postponed yet again (kh
24/09/2023) [There continues to
be no interest in justice for victims in Nepal,
especially when the potential perpetrators are
celebrities In this case, he is urgently needed for the
cricket team at the Asian Games!]
Court
vs Government: Nepal-India border regulation, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 22/09/2023)
SC
orders to summon Amicus curiae in Nepali orthography
case (rep 22/09/2023)
Controversy
persists over judge appointments (rep 18/09/2023) [Just like politicians, judges are a
socially non-inclusive lot!], Judicial
Council appoints 36 district judges without examination,
transfers 19 judges (kh 19/09/2023)
Only
one candidate passes exams for 29 positions of District
Judge (rep 17/09/2023)
Juvenile
delinquency: Legal and practical gaps : Some children
are held for crimes they did not even commit, and they
do not know how to get out, by Shailu Sharma and
Sadikshya Nepal (kp 15/09/2023)
Judicial
Council recommends names of 27 candidates for
appointment as judges in high courts (With List)
(rep 15/09/2023) [Not a single
woman and predominantly male Bahuns! Welcome to socially
inclusive Nepal!]
SC
mandamus to cost govt dearly, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
13/09/2023)
Why
proposed revisions to Criminal Code have courted
controversy : Critics say withdrawing cases from all
tiers of court is an encroachment on the judiciary’s
authority, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/09/2023)
Hearing
of writ against Koshi government postponed : Justice
refuses to hear the case (kh 01/09/2023)
SC
hearings to be scheduled through automation system from
today (kh 28/08/2023), Supreme
Court launches automation system for case management :
Despite some drawbacks, the system is expected to clear
service seekers’ doubts about the judiciary’s intention,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/08/2023)
Court
rules new Koshi Cabinet also unconstitutional : In its
interim ruling, Supreme Court orders provincial
government not to make important decisions, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 25/08/2023)
SC
issues interim order halting for Constituency
Infrastructure Development Fund (kh 23/08/2023) [Another issue of political
corruption finally stopped!], Court
blocks pork barrel fund both in centre and provinces :
Interim order questions if lawmakers doing the work of
the executive would undermine separation of powers
principle, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/08/2023),
MPs
criticise court order on constituency development fund :
Constitutional experts, however, disagree with the
lawmakers’ criticism, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
25/08/2023)
Parliamentary
Hearing Committee unanimously endorses Shrestha as new
CJ (rep 21/08/2023), President
Paudel administers oath to newly appointed Chief Justice
Shrestha (kh 22/08/2023), Key
appointments, workload initial challenges for new chief
justice : Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha will helm the
judiciary for 14 months until October 4, 2024, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/08/2023)
Political
question, Your Honour! Many constitutional disputes
presented before the Supreme Court show political and
legal character, by Semanta Dahal (kp 20/08/2023)
SC
questions President’s amnesty for Resham Chaudhary in
Tikapur incident (kh 17/08/2023),
Full
text of SC verdict damns Resham Chaudhary, by Ram
Kuamr Kamat (ht 17/08/2023), Court
rules pardon in criminal cases under political cover
illegal : The ruling would be considered while passing
verdicts in petitions challenging presidential pardons,
say experts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/08/2023), Granting
amnesty to those guilty in criminal cases
unconstitutional: SC, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
18/08/2023)
SC
rules sexual intercourse with underage girl not rape if
couple is married (ht 06/08/2023)
Bishowambhar
Prasad Shrestha nominated for chief justice : Shrestha
will have 14 months to lead the judiciary before he
retires, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/08/2023)
Constitutional
Council meeting recommends Shrestha as new Chief Justice
(rep 03/08/2023)
An
Initiative To Ease Justice Delivery, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 03/08/2023)
CC
must act fast : The entire Judiciary is being
weakened to serve the vested interest of the
executive (ht 02/08/2023)
Supreme
Court issues short-term interim order not to levy VAT on
air tickets : The apex court has summoned both parties
for discussion and has also asked the government to
furnish a written clarification (kp 31/07/2023)
High
Court orders EC not to implement decision to
fine candidate Rs 15,000 (kh 31/07/2023)
Supreme
Court unseats Koshi Chief Minister Thapa : A three-judge
bench, however, refuses to reinstate UML parliamentary
party leader Karki as the chief minister, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 28/07/2023) [The SC
feels compelled to take such decisions because the
executive and the political parties constantly flout law
and order. The decisions on KP Oli and U. Thapa are just
outstanding examples among many!]
Courts
thwart Cabinet bid to protect assailants : TU teacher
Prem Chalaune was brutally attacked by
Congress-affiliated students three years ago and the
case is still sub judice, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
28/07/2023)
Marrying
an underage girl is child marriage, not kidnapping and
hostage-taking: Supreme Court, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
27/07/2023)
SC
orders start of another govt formation process in Koshi
Province (rep 27/07/2023)
Political
indecision results in severe shortage of judges :
Supreme Court set to be without nearly a third of
justices. Fifty judges’ positions are vacant in seven
high courts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/07/2023) [With such a competent and stable
government, the judiciary is completely superfluous!]
Government
mandates district courts to oversee cyber crimes but
they lack expertise : Without the set-up and manpower
for investigation, the move might do little to lessen
the cyber bureau’s burden, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/07/2023)
Supreme
Court rules commuting Koirala's sentence was wrong,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 23/07/2023)
Political
influence on judiciary: Legislature on brink of collapse,
by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 17/07/2023)
Government
brings controversial bill to withdraw cases sub judice
in court : Experts say bill gives unrestrained
discretionary power to the government to drop charges
without court’s consent, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/07/2023) [Intending to
prevent justice for victims as well as prosecuting
politicians?]
KDC
refuses to register same sex marriage despite apex court
order, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 14/07/2023) [Contempt
of Supreme Court by a subordinate court?]
Supreme
Court Bar demands chief justice be appointed without
delay : But a delay is most likely as the prime
minister, who is in mourning, is unlikely to schedule a
meeting of the Constitutional Council anytime soon
(kp 14/07/2023)
Ban
and regulate plastic bags, SC tells govt, by Bhasa
Sharma (rep 09/07/2023)
SC
quashes writ against GMR, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
08/07/2023)
Supreme
Court gives green light to CIB for probing Fraud and
Organized Crime (kh 07/07/2023)
Country
sure to be without chief justice for a while : nother
acting chief justice to head court after August 5,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2023) [This
is also a system so wanted and abused by the ruling
political class that prevents legal stability!]
Lalitpur
District Court judges seek security, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 05/07/2023)
Who
are the Courts for?, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (rep
04/07/2023)
SC
rules KDAO order banning protest at Maitighar Mandala
illegal, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2023)
For
some groups experience can be lowered: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 30/06/2023)
Decide
cases in time : Adjudicating cases quickly
benefits both the prison system and the courts
(ht 30/06/2023)
Lawyer
arrested for thrashing Lalitpur District Court female
employee (kh 29/06/2023), A
lawyer-civil servant dispute stalls court proceedings
nationwide : An advocate’s alleged assault on a court
staffer sparks dispute between Nepal Bar Association and
civil servants (kp 03/07/2023), NBA
halts debate on cases other than habeas corpus
petitions across the country today (rep
03/07/2023)
SC
rebukes KDC for delay : Orders the district court to
adjudicate cases within three months, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/06/2023)
Judicial
Council appealed not to make court recruiting
center for relatives and cadres (kh
28/06/2023)
SC
dismisses writ against RSP Chairman Rabi
Lamichhane (kh 28/06/2023)
SC
orders to register ‘contempt of court’ case against
Mayor Shah, seeks a written reply from accused (kh
27/06/2023)
Mayor
Shah has no right to put ban on screening Indian film:
Patan High Court (rep 20/06/2023)
Court
stays Cabinet move to drop case against Chalaune’s
assaulters : A single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar
Sharma ordered the defendants to clarify why the
decision was taken (kp 23/06/2023)
Top
court clears way for implementation of Citizenship Act
amendments : The court’s latest order has cleared the
way for thousands of children of parents who got
citizenship by birth to acquire citizenship by descent
(kp 23/06/2023)
Refugee
protection : Though Nepal not a signatory, apex court
draws from international laws (ht 22/06/2023)
Govt
and court subservient to India; won’t allow Indian films
to be screened in Kathmandu: Balen Shah (kh
22/06/2023) [Contempt of court?
Presumably this young mayor believes he is above the
law!], Balendra
Shah raps court over order on Hindi film screening :
Experts say Kathmandu mayor’s posture could be held in
contempt of court and even cost him his public position,
by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 23/06/2023)
Kantipur-HISSAN
education fair gets go-ahead from court : Allowing the
resumption of the fair, the Patan High Court also
ordered the Kathmandu Metropolitan City to return all
confiscated materials (kp 21/06/2023)
SC
orders removal of 500 hotels and restaurants around Fewa
Lake in Pokhara (rep 21/06/2023), Pokhara
Mayor announces to enforce SC order for Phewa Lake
conservation (kh 25/06/2023)
Cyber
crimes and banking offenses will now be tried in all
district courts (kh 21/06/2023)
Chief
Justice nominee Karki presents his vision to Hearing
Committee : He may not get to implement his vision as he
retires on August 5 (kp 16/06/2023) [Chief
Justice for only one and a half months? That is a farce.
This important state office needs more continuity!],
Hari
Krishna Karki unanimously endorsed as Chief Justice
(kh 16/06/2023), CJ
Karki has priorities, does he have time?, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 18/06/2023)
29
complaints filed against acting chief justice Karki :
The complainants have claimed that as Karki has failed
to maintain the dignity of the position as the acting
chief justice, he shouldn’t be appointed the chief of
the judiciary (kp 11/06/2023)
International
body rules in favour of Nepal government in Ncell
taxation case : The Axiata Group had filed a case at the
International Centre for Settlement of Investment
Disputes in May 2019, claiming damages worth around Rs66
billion, by Krishna Acharya (kp 11/06/2023)
SC
directs to register ‘war crimes’ related writ against PM
Dahal and former PM Bhattarai (kh 09/06/2023), SC
allows ex-child soldiers to petition against PM Dahal,
former PM Bhattarai (ht 10/06/2023), SC
orders show cause on writ filed against PM Dahal and
Baburam Bhattarai (kh 13/06/2023), Court
issues show cause notice against Dahal, Bhattarai over
use of child combatants : It also directed the court
administration to give priority to the case in the
hearing process (kp 14/06/2023)
Nepal’s
Citizenship Amendment Bill explained : Why it was
blocked by the Supreme Court after the government sent
it to the president for approval, by Shristi Karki
(nt 09/06/2023)
Crucial
disputes linger as Constitutional Bench fails to act :
Chief justice-nominee Hari Krishna Karki is skipping the
bench to avoid upsetting political parties ahead of his
confirmation hearing in Parliament, experts allege,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/06/2023) [This
does not speak for the independence of the judiciary and
the separation of powers that should exist in a
democratic state.]
Experts
call for a special mechanism for judicial reform : Chief
justice himself should take initiative as the charter
doesn’t allow the government to do so, they say, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/06/2023)
SC
demands govt’s written response on the writ against
Resham Chaudhary’s amnesty (kh 06/06/2023)
SC
issues interlocutory order not to implement Act on
Citizenship (rn 04/06/2023), Supreme
Court Issues Interim Order to Halt Immediate
Implementation of Amended Citizenship Act (ht
04/06/2023)
SC
rules on statute of limitation, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 03/06/2023)
Cultural
Issues And Mediation, by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/06/2023)
SC
receives writ against Resham Chaudhary
(kh 30/05/2023)
SC
imposes six months of imprisonment in accidental death
involving a two-wheeler, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
26/05/2023)
Writ
petition filed at SC seeks to declare contradictory
constitutional and legal provision for political parties
null and void (rep 26/05/2023) [The
Political Parties Act is in any case undemocratic in
many respects and primarily oriented towards securing
the power of top politicians!]
Court
clears way for RSP’s Kansakar to become lawmaker in
place of Shrestha : Dhaka Kumar Shrestha had moved the
court against his party’s decision to sack him (kp
26/05/2023)
Petition
filed demanding revocation of MP status of Rabi
Lamichhane : The petition filed by Advocate Yubaraj
Poudel was registered at the apex court on Wednesday
(kp25/05/2023), There
is a limit to irritate people : Lamichhane (rep
25/05/2023)
Prithvi
Malla gets 4 years jail in vehicular homicide case : On
May 2, Patan High Court convicted him of drunk driving
and killing a pedestrian in 2019. Earlier, on March 22,
2022, a lower court had sentenced Malla to six months in
prison, by Samuel Chhetri (kp 22/05/2023)
Justice
delayed: Vacancies hamper three tiers of courts : Top
court not only lacks chief justice but has five of the
21 justice posts vacant. Lower courts are understaffed
too, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/05/2023)
SC
asks proof of RSP President Lamicchane’s renouncement of
US passport (rep 17/05/2023)
SC
issues short-term interim order not to implement the
decision to give 2 lakhs rupees to Maoist ex-militants
(kh 16/05/2023)
Supreme
Court sentences Resham Chaudhary to life imprisonment
(kh 16/05/2023), Top
court upholds Resham Chaudhary’s life sentence :
He was handed life term by lower courts for
links to the Tikapur lynchings in which 8 people
were killed in 2015, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/05/2023), Resham
Chaudhary is a revolutionary: Baburam Bhattarai (kh
17/05/2023) [??? When
revolutionaries kill, it is a heroic act, when state
forces do the same, it is a crime? By the way, dastardly
crimes from the time of the insurgency, both those of
the Maoists and those of the security forces, must be
punished at all costs if the rule of law is to be
secured!], NUP announces Nepal Banda
from May 20 to exert pressure on govt to release Resham
Chaudhary (rep 17/05/2023)
Impeachment
move alone ‘no ground for suspension’ : The Supreme
Court ruling may dissuade lawmakers from bringing such
motions on a whim in the future, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 13/05/2023)
Judiciary
advancing reform programs: Acting CJ Karki
(kh 09/05/2023)
Tukucha
is a river, not a sewer, rules Patan High Court
: The court also ruled that compensation must be
paid while demolishing any structures above the
River as they are registered in the names of
individuals (rep 08/05/2023)
Justice
Karki recommended for Chief Justice (kh 08/05/2023),
Constitutional
Council nominates Hari Krishna Karki for new chief
justice : Karki has been leading the apex court as
Acting Chief Justice since October 5, last year, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/05/2023)
SC
issues interim order not to implement RSP’s decision to
sack its MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha (rep 08/05/2023)
Rabi
Lamichhane says court cannot examine Attorney
General’s decision : The writ petitioner Yubaraj
Poudel, however, claims the attorney general’s
powers as stipulated by Article 158(2) does not
apply in Lamichhane’s case, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 02/05/2023)
In
a recession : There is no political consensus on
boosting economy, creating jobs and unlocking
public spending (kp), Appoint
Chief Justice right away : A delay in the
appointment of the head of the top court casts
doubt on the judiciary's independence, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 02/05/2023)
Court
denies interim order against KMC’s eviction notice to
squatters : Lawyers on both sides have interpreted the
order as a decision in their favour, by Anup Ojha
(kp 28/04/2023)
Development,
protection of environment should go hand in hand,
justices say : Judicial activism in Nepal has resulted
in several court rulings related to environmental
protection, according to the Supreme Court judges
(kp 28/04/2023)
'Fake
land squatters tried to take the law into their hands'
(rep 22/04/2023)
Supreme
Court orders Kathmandu Metropolitan City resume garbage
from Singha Durbar (nlt 21/04/2023), SC
orders Kathmandu Metro to collect Singha Durbar’s
garbage within 3 days (kh 21/04/2023)
Patan
High Court issues Show Cause order against govt (kh
17/04/2023)
Court
asks police to produce doctor who examined girl
allegedly raped by Lamichhane : Court issued the order
after finding that the statement produced in the court
wasn’t from the doctor who had physically examined the
minor (kp 10/04/2023)
SC
issues show-cause notice over writ petition against
‘People’s War Day’ holiday (rep 06/04/2023)
Miscarriage
of (chief) justice : Justices eyeing plum positions
during or after active service risk eroding the
independence of the judiciary, by Semanta Dahal (kp
06/04/2023)
SC
issues Show Cause against OAG on Lamichhane’s passport
dispute related case (kh 05/04/2023), Supreme
Court issues show cause notice in Rabi Lamichhane
passport case : Attorney general asked to furnish the
reason for not lodging a case against the Rastriya
Swatantra Party president (kp 06/04/2023)
CIAA
challenges Special Court’s clean chit to ex-minister and
20 others : Anti-graft body claims evidence was ignored
to exonerate those accused of corruption in Sikta
Irrigation Project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/04/2023)
The
role of deputies : It is necessary to analyse the
executive powers of the federal units provided by the
constitution, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 05/04/2023)
SC
receives writ seeking prosecution of RSP Chair
Lamichhane (kh 02/04/2023)
Patan
High Court orders KMC to stall demolition drive : On
March 25, KMC had issued a notice ordering that
structures built illegally by encroaching on public land
be removed within a week (kp 31/03/2023)
‘How
will there be justice when the court receives bribes?’ A
girl, the child of loan shark victims, asked this
question to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Narayan Kaji
Shrestha (nlt 29/03/2023))
NBA
asks Acting CJ Karki to begin fully automated system
(kh 28/03/2023)
Nepal’s
Judiciary Under Federalism, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 25/03/2023)
High
court upholds district court’s decision in acid survivor
Aarti Shah case (rep 23/03/2023)
Courts
overwhelmed by case backlogs, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae 22/03/2023)
No
need to prosecute Rabi Lamichhane: District Public
Prosecutor’s Office (kh 19/03/2023), AG
to not lodge case against Rabi Lamichhane on passport
issue (kh 20/03/2023), Attorney
General gives Rabi Lamichhane a clean chit : Nepal
Police had held an inquest against the former deputy
prime minister for holding dual passports and whether he
had misused them (kp 21/03/2023), Lamichhane
passport case: One can file writ petition at SC against
attorney general's decision not to prosecute him, by
Bhasa Sharma (rep 21/03/2023), Bibeksheel
Party sees foul play in govt decision not to prosecute
RSP prez Lamichhane in passport fraud case (rep
22/03/2023)
Special
Court clears 27 defendants including factory owners of
graft charges : Industrialists were charged with causing
revenue losses by extracting more limestone than
permitted (kp 18/03/2023)
Former
minister Neupane slapped cash penalty of Rs 24.36
million and nine years jail in Fun-park lease scam
(rep 10/03/2023), Former
Minister Neupane labels Special Court decision as biased
and unfair (kh 14/03/2023)
Supreme
Court defers hearing in petitions against Prime Minister
Dahal : A single bench of Justice Bishowambhar Prasad
Shrestha was scheduled to hear two writ petitions
seeking a criminal investigation against Dahal over
insurgency-era atrocities (kp 09/03/2023), SC
gives precedence in writ against PM Dahal : Orders to
submit a written reply within 15 days (kh
10/03/2023), Petitioners’
lawyers present preliminary arguments in case against PM
Dahal, order being prepared (rep 10/03/2023), Justice
Khatiwada refuses to recuse himself from hearing case
against PM Dahal (rep 10/03/2023), Supreme
Court orders prime minister to furnish clarification
within 15 days : But single bench of Justice Ishwor
Khatiwada refuses to issue an interim order as demanded
by petitioners, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/03/2023)
Supreme
Court says Rabi Lamichhane passport issue will be
resolved as per law : The Rastriya Swatantra Party chief
can face a criminal charge if he is found to have
simultaneously possessed passports of Nepal and the US,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/03/2023)
SC
orders to register writ against PM Dahal (kh
03/03/2023), Supreme
Court orders its administration to take petitions
against Prime Minister Dahal : The petitions by two
advocates demand legal action against Dahal, the chief
of the Maoist Centre, for publicly claiming
responsibility for 5,000 insurgency-era deaths (kp
04/03/2023), Maoist
Center objects SC order to register writ against PM
Dahal (kh 05/03/2023) [As
far as I remember, PK Dahal indicted himself when he
took responsibility for 5,000 deaths during the
uprising. Politicians do not enjoy special rights, on
the contrary!], Petitions
holding PM Dahal accountable for Maoist War deaths and
destruction: What next?, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
05/03/2023)
SC
orders release of Lalita Niwas land grab scam’s
mastermind Dhakal (rep 02/03/2023)
Five
posts, including CJ, vacant in SC; increasing pressure
of cases and workload (rep 01/03/1023), Judges
who do not exist cannot pass judgements that are
unpleasant for politicians!], 42
positions of judges vacant in high courts, 36 in
district courts (rep 01/03/2023)
Actor
Paul Shah to be released from Tanahun jail today (kh
27/02/2023), High
Court acquits Paul Shah of child sex abuse charges : The
order will free the actor doing time in Tanahun prison,
by Deepak Pariyar (kp 27/02/2023)
Court
hands down jail sentence to three convicted in murder of
environment activist Dilip Mahato : Two convicts
sentenced to a 25-year in prison, another to 12 years
(kp 25/02/2023), Justice
For Dilip, by Bini Dahal (rn 03/03/2023)
Supreme
Court refuses to allow rape-accused Sandeep to go and
play abroad (kh 24/02/2023), Supreme
Court refuses to allow Sandeep Lamichhane to travel
abroad : The rape-accused cricketer had appealed for
permission to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a
triangular series of the ICC World Cup League 2 that
starts next week, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/02/2023),
Rape-accused
cricketer's case referred to SC division bench (ht
25/02/2023), SC
grants Sandeep Lamichhane permission to go abroad : 'No
need to re-incarcerate Lamichhane' (kh 27/02/2023),
CAN
preparing to send rape-accused Lamichhane to UAE today
(nlt 01/03/2023) [And what about
the possible victim?]
Writ
filed at SC against decision of President’s Office to
waive fines for local level candidates (kh
22/02/2023), Cabinet
decision to waive fines of local poll candidates draws
flak : Government had decided to exempt fines imposed by
poll commission on candidates who failed to furnish
campaign spending details on time. The decision has been
challenged in court, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
23/02/2023) [Laws are there to
be broken for the cultivation of corruption by
government, parties and politicians!]
NBA
demands finalizing appointment of CJ immediately (kh
21/02/2023)
Why
media should have the access to court proceedings :
Media plays a crucial role in ensuring that the public
is informed about what is happening in the courts. This
is essential to the functioning of democratic society,
by Bivek Chaudhary (nlt 19/02/2023)
395
jail birds, including parliamentarian Chaudhary given
amnesty (kh 18/02/2023)
Murder
hearing against Maoist leader Sapkota deferred for 45th
time : Victims and rights activists say the top court’s
deferrals are deliberate attempts aimed at protecting
the accused, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/02/2023) [A case that raises reasonable doubts
about the Nepali legal system and gives impetus to the
suspicion of unconditional impunity for well-known
politicians! The fact that people who have been on trial
for capital crimes for many years run for elections and
are repeatedly appointed to high state offices is
evidence of a non-existent political morality! The fact
that people who have been on trial for capital crimes
for many years run for elections and are repeatedly
appointed to high state offices is evidence of a
non-existent political morality!]
Rudderless
top court : The judiciary is not a matter to be
sidelined, bargained for, or made a pawn of political
powers (kp 16/02/2023)
Decision
to slap fine on Balen stayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
16/02/2023)
New
law minister foils attempts to release Resham Chaudhary,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 16/02/2023)
Three
convicted in murder of environment activist Dilip Mahato
: Dhanusha District Court Judge Chitra Bahadur Gurung
found Bipin Mahato, Jitendra Mahato, and Munindra Mahato
guilty of the crime (kp 16/02/2023)
SC
hearing case against 52 constitutional appointments from
today (kh 15/02/2023) [Ultimately,
it is about the manipulations of Oli and Bhandari that
contributed decisively to the loss of Nepal's GANHRI
status!]
Suspended
MP Chaudhary to be produced before court for statement
today (kh 15/02/2023)
District
Government Attorney Office decides not to file complaint
against RSP Chairman Lamichhane (rep 15/02/2023)
DoI
decision on German's visa overstay illegal: SC, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/02/2023)
Oli
and Lamichhane make disparaging remarks against the
court : Experts say casting aspersions on court verdicts
weakens the country’s democratic fabric, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 10/02/2023) [The
disrespect for the constitution, laws and court rulings,
which are also binding for politicians, reflect Oli's
ideas about the rule of law!]
CIAA
challenges Special Court decision at apex court
(ht 10/02/2023)
Judicial
committees of several Achham local units are plagued by
lack of resources : Insufficient legal knowledge among
the elected representatives is another hurdle faced by
judicial committees, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
07/02/2023)
High
Court refuses interim order to release MP Chaudhary
(rep 07/02/2023)
Kathmandu
District Court sentences Manoj Pandey to 7 years
imprisonment in human trafficking case (kh
06/02/2023)
Pokhara
High Court orders to present Paul Shah before court
within 15 days (rep 06/02/2023)
Attorney
general challenges high court on cricketer’s release :
Demands ex-captain be investigated in judicial custody
(kp 01/02/2023), CAN
lifts suspension of rape-accused cricketer Sandeep
Lamichhane : The executive committee meeting of the
nation’s cricket governing body held in Pokhara on
Tuesday decided to lift the suspension on Lamichhane,
by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 01/02/2023) [Another
example of disregard for the rule of law!], What
about ‘Gaushala 26’? The survivor has been rendered
invisible ever since she filed the case against Sandeep
Lamichhane (kp 02/02/2023), Govt
moves SC challenging release of cricketer Lamichhane on
bail (kh 02/02/2023), Cricket:
Sandeep Lamichhane included in national team (kh
02/02/2023) [????? Nepal
increasingly an unjust state!]
Rule
v Rabi : Questioning the apex court verdict for the
benefit of one politician sets a dangerous precedent
(kp 31/01/2023)
SC
Verdict: Ruling For Course Correction, by Ballav
Dahal (rn 30/01/2023)
SC
orders restaurants, hotels not to collect 10
percent service charge (kh 26/01/2023)
Judicial
Council may nominate new judges this week : Five of the
21 justice positions including that of chief justice are
vacant at the Supreme Court. Of the total 33,466 cases,
including backlog from previous years, the Supreme Court
could clear just 5,689 cases in a year, which is way
less than its own performance in the fiscal year 2020-21
(kp 25/01/2023)
Rape-accused
Pandey found guilty (rep 25/01/2023)
Court
orders removal of illegal structures built by Silver
Heritage Investment : Silver Heritage Investment, a
locally registered subsidiary of Silver Heritage Group,
operates a five-star Tiger Palace Resort in Bhairahawa,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 21/01/2023)
Promote
Arbitration, Mediation, by Mukti Rijal (rn
19/01/2023)
Judge
Bhuwan Giri’s wife stages protest, demanding action
against him (rep 17/01/2023)
Tanahun
District Court acquits actor Paul Shah : However, will
not be released from prison (kh 17/01/2023)
Top
court orders relocation of Gangahiti cremation site
citing health concerns : The verdict also says there is
a competing interest in the case as it is an
individual’s choice to follow any religious belief and
perform funeral rites as per their customs (kp
17/01/2023)
16
get life terms in two-year-old murders in Baglung : A
violent clash during Holi celebrations had left two dead
and six injured. The victims were pushed off a cliff by
a group during a fight, by Prakash Baral (kp
13/01/2023)
Former
CIAA commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak found guilty of
corruption; Court slaps jail term and Rs 3.9 million in
fine (nlt 12/01/2023), CIAA
ex-commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak gets over 3 years in
jail for graft : Lambodar Neupane, former chair of Nepal
Engineering College, gets three years jail. Both ordered
to pay a Rs3.9 million fine each (kp 13/01/2023)
Sandeep
Lamichhane released on bail : On September 6, a minor
filed a case against Lamichhane at the Gaushala
Metropolitan Police Circle (nlt 12/01/2023)
Apex
Court refuses to issue interim order in Home Minister
Rabi Lamichhane’s case : The Supreme Court has said that
the full hearing for the case has been scheduled for
January 25 (nlt 06/01/2023), Court
denies interim order in Lamichhane citizenship case : No
bar for him to continue to work as deputy prime
minister, lawmaker until final verdict, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 07/01/2023)
Why
can't CIAA probe Cabinet decisions, asks apex court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/01/2023), Govt
and CIAA : The govt must take policy decisions only in
the public interest confined to the existing laws
(ht 06/01/2023)
Short
of justices, Supreme Court’s work further slows
: High courts have a 59.33 percent case
clearance rate, district courts come second at
54.56 percent, while the apex court is last at
17 percent, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2023)
Kathmandu
Mayor Balen Shah goes to SC against EC fine
(kh 03/01/2023)
Mediation
can help ease court case burden, by Jivesh Jha (ae
02/01/2023)
Constitutional
bench to hear petition against Home Minister Lamichhane
on January 6 ( rep 27/12/2022)
Let’s
clean up the judiciary : Nepal can learn from the
example of Kenya which has set up a judicial vetting
system, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (kp 23/12/2022)
SC
issues short-term interim order directing status quo on
Kathmandu-Terai Expressway (kh 21/12/2022), Supreme
Court bars Army from awarding expressway contract to
Chinese company : The court has scheduled another
hearing for Friday (kp 22/12/2022)
Nepal’s
apex court orders release of ‘bikini killer’
Charles Sobhraj : Arrested in 2004, he was sent
for a life imprisonment of 20 years by the
Bhaktapur District Court (nlt 21/12/2022), Supreme
Court frees serial killer Charles Sobhraj :
Arrested on September 19, 2003, his life
sentence would have ended on September 18 next
year (kp 22/12/2022), Sobhraj
to be sent to France today (kh 23/12/2022)
SC
refuses to issue stay order against Rabi
Lamichhane’s oath taking (kh 21/12/2022)
Impeachment
conundrum: Making a mockery of the
constitution, by Pushpa R Joshi (ht
19/12/2022)
Appointment
of justices at SC stalled due to absence of parliament
to conduct hearings (rep 16/12/2022)
SC
rejects plea to stop prez from issuing
ordinance (ht 16/12/2022) [??
A
chronology of events behind controversies related to CJ
Rana, who is retiring today (nlt 13/12/2022), Suspended
Chief Justice Rana retiring today (kh 13/12/2022)
Impeachment
motion annulment fans suspicions : Ruling coalition
partners suspect that the Parliament Secretariat acted
at the CPN-UML’s behest, by Anil Giri (kp
08/12/2022), Rana’s
failed coup : Extreme caution is
needed while appointing the next
Supreme Court leader (kp
09/12/2022), SC
directs not to implement
Parliament Secretariat’s letter
offering acquittal to CJ Rana
(kh 09/12/2022), Supreme
Court slams the door shut on
suspended Chief Justice Rana :
Some advocates say Rana
impeachment motion is alive and
new House will take it up,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/12/2022)
Nepal’s
chief justice, suspended for months, prepares to return
to Supreme Court : Six days before his retirement,
suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Rana is returning to
Supreme Court (nlt 07/12/2022), Nepal’s
judiciary debacle: Escalation of tensions feared as the
bar ups the ante against Chief Justice : Nepal Bar
Association has staged protests to prevent the chief
justice from entering the Supreme Court questioning the
legality of parliament secretariat’s letter which
declared the impeachment motion against CJ ineffective
(nlt 07/12/2022), NBA
hold emergency meeting after suspended CJ Rana prepares
to go to SC (kh 07/12/2022), Only
the parliament can decide CJ’s impeachment proposal:
Shambhu Thapa (kh 07/12/2022), NBA
lawyers stage sit-in at SC’s gate to bar suspended CJ
Rana from entering (kh 07/12/2022), Police
officials order not to allow suspended CR Rana at SC
unless getting further order (kh 07/12/2022), SC
receives writ demanding not to implement Parliament
Secretariat’s letter (kh 07/12/2022), Cholendra
Shumsher Rana on the latest controversies at Nepal’s
judiciary : “When the government itself creates chaos
and manages to stop me from entering the Supreme Court,
there is nothing I can do” (interview) (nlt
07/12/2022)
Top
court scraps writ petition related to impeachment of
former chief justice Karki : The Constitutional Bench
last week quashed the petition filed in May 2017, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 28/11/2022) [??]
Apex
Court issues interim order supporting ‘No Not Again’
campaign : In the second hearing of the case, a joint
bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Susma Lata
Mathema issued an interlocutory interim order against
the poll body’s decision (nlt 10/11/2022), SC
asks EC not to take action on ‘No, Not Again Campaign’
(kh 10/11/2022)
Mediation
Key To Social Harmony, by Mukti Rijal (rn
10/11/2022)
Constitutional
Bench’s inaction holding up vital national issues :
Supreme Court records show the last time the bench
conducted hearings was more than two months ago (kp
15/10/2022)
Extra
charge cannot be added to menu, court rules : A
Kathmandu District Court verdict prevents businesses
from adding 13 percent VAT and 10 percent service charge
to the bill, as they have been doing, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 28/09/2022)
Court
seeks clarification on President’s refusal to
authenticate citizenship bill : Petitioners want court
to set precedent on the issue so that such problems
don’t repeat (kp 26/09/2022)
Acting
Chief Justice Karki retiring from today (kh
25/09/2022), Decision
on retirement benefits for acting CJ flayed : Such a
decision should be approved by the Parliament, not
Cabinet, say prominent lawyers (ht 29/09/2022)
SC
issues show cause order to defendants in writ related to
tenure of Speaker and Deputy Speaker (kh
25/09/2022), Supreme
Court issues show cause notice over Speaker’s tenure :
Petitioner demanded that the court bar Sapkota from
working as head of legislature since parties have filed
PR nominations (kp 26/09/2022)
SC
scheduled to hear petitions against President’s move to
reject Citizenship Amendment Bill (nlt 23/09/2022),
The
ball is now in Supreme Court as Sheetal Niwas and
Baluwatar face off : A single bench to decide whether or
not to send the petitions to the Constitutional Bench,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/09/2022), SC
hearing on writs against President’s non-certification
of Citizenship Bill fails to take place (kh
23/09/2022) [??], Verdict
on petitions against President’s move unlikely before a
month : As court goes on Dashain vacation from September
26 to October 9, it will not hear cases other than
habeas corpus (kp 24/09/2022) [Take
your time! What does it matter if the president, the
prime minister or both of thm in close cooperation
trample on the constitution and stage coups, as has
happened repeatedly in the past two years?]
Chief
Justice row may spark more confrontation as neither side
ready to relent : Ruling leaders are in a mood to pile
pressure on Cholendra Shumsher Rana to leave the
official residence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
20/09/2022),
Chief
concerns : The manner in which the Chief Justice
impeachment affair unfolded has been disheartening
(kp 20/09/2022), Controversies
Surrounding Suspended CJ, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
20/09/2022)
Rana
impeachment row creates ripples after House term expiry
: While the suspended chief justice argues the
impeachment motion is now null and void with the end of
the lower house’s term, some disagree. NHRC has weighed
in as well, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/09/2022)
Parliament
committee recommends impeaching suspended CJ Rana :
Panel divided over proceeding; new parliament to take
care of it (kh 18/09/2022),
Suspended
CJ Rana confined at home; police deployed to prevent
him from entering SC premises (kh 18/09/2022), Nepal
Bar stages a sit-in to prevent Rana from entering SC
(kh 18/09/2022), House
panel recommends suspended CJ’s impeachment : Rana,
however, is preparing to return to the Supreme Court as
chief justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/09/2022), Govt
withdraws facilities provided to suspended CJ Rana
(kh 18/09/2022)
House
term ending without settling chief justice’s impeachment
: Impeachment panel wants to submit its report today,
the last day of lower house. The opposition has
reservations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2022)
Rana
promoted corruption in judiciary, lawyers tell
impeachment committee : Accuse suspended chief justice
of character assassination (kp 16/09/2022)
Former
CJs say not enough evidence to summon them : No pressure
on former chief justices to appear before House panel,
says committee member (ht 16/09/2022)
Judiciary
has been bought (ae 15/09/2022)
New
parliament should take the ownership of impeachment
motion ahead: Former Judges (kh 14/09/2022)
Suspended
CJ Rana ties ex-PM Oli and ex-FinMin Poudel to
controversial approval of SC building contract (kh
11/09/2022), Rana
keeps shifting blame, charges ruling leaders with
blackmailing him : The suspended chief justice seems to
be buying time before the House term expires, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/09/2022)
What
happens to motion against chief justice after lower
house term ends? Suspended due to the impeachment
motion, Chief Justice Rana might seek court order to
return to work, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
10/09/2022)
Three
justices recommended for Supreme Court : The nominees
are chief judges Neeta Gautam Dixit and Binod Sharma,
and advocate DN Parajuli (kp 07/09/2022) [What
about greater social inclusion in judiciary?], Inclusiveness
missing in judiciary (ht 11/09/2022)
Impeachment
probe likely to linger as election fever grips panel
members : The committee has decided to stick to the
remaining 32 questions that have been readied for the
suspended chief justice to answer. So far, they have
asked only 11 questions, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/09/2022)
“Judicial
commission a must to address problems of intermediaries
in courts”, interview with Gopal Krishna Ghimire (kh
04/09/2022)
Suspended
chief justice defends himself before impeachment panel :
Rana accuses parties, justices and lawyers of conspiring
to oust him. Impeachment Recommendation Committee
decides to continue grilling him today also, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 01/09/2022), Impeachment
motion was filed against me after I fixed the verdict
date in Lalita Niwas land grab scam: Suspended CJ Rana,
by Ishwari Subedi (rep 01/09/2022), Rana
challenges the legality of the impeachment process :
Suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana argues
it is against the principle of natural justice for the
same persons who filed the complaint to also probe it,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/09/2022)
SC
hears contempt of court trial against Kathmandu Mayor
Shah (kh 29/08/2022),
Supreme
Court orders Mayor Shah to clarify on contempt of
court within seven days (kh 29/08/2022), SC
orders Mayor Shah to furnish written clarification
within seven days (rep 29/08/2022)
SC
refuses interim order on writ demanding expiration of
HoR term : The petitioners have argued that as terms of
the House of Representatives and all the seven
provincial assemblies have ended after the announcement
of the election, all the decisions and actions taken
since then should be annulled (nlt 26/08/2022)
Janakpur
court orders DNA tests of rape accused, victim's son
(ht 25/08/2022)
Impeachment
recommendation panel to summon Chief Justice Rana on
August 31 : It plans to submit the report in September
first week, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2022)
Judge
sans minimum qualifications can be removed: SC (rep
25/08/2022)
Supreme
Court quashes all writ petitions filed against Public
Service Commission (kh 23/08/2022), Supreme
Court scraps petitions challenging civil servants
integration : Court also revoked integration in some
cases including where civil servants were adjusted in
junior positions than their previous ones at the local
level, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/08/2022)
Petition
filed at Supreme Court demanding clarity on House term :
The petitioners argue that the term of Parliament should
end after the polls are declared (kp 20/08/2022)
The
judiciary: Don't violate its sanctity, by Jagadish
Dahal (ht 12/08/2022)
Provincial
governments set to end their first terms without
enjoying key rights : Supreme Court’s Constitutional
Bench has been sitting on dozens of petitions relating
to jurisdiction disputes between three tiers of
government, by Binod Ghimire (kp
SC
orders KMC not to remove Norvic Hospital structures
(rep 11/08/2022)
277
applications filed for 27 positions in High
Court (kh 10/08/2022)
Rana
impeachment motion sent to probe committee, but
time is running out : Proposal can’t pass the
House without the support of UML, which seems
disinterested in ruling coalition’s agenda,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/08/2022)
With
House term nearing end, parties are trying to rush Rana
impeachment : UML and ruling coalition lawmakers say
time is too short for probing and putting the motion to
vote, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/08/2022)
SC
summons Tourism Minister Shrestha over contempt charge
(rep 05/08/2022)
SC
to provide full time service on Friday from today
(kh 05/08/2022)
New
dispute hovers over judiciary with acting chief justice
and justices at odds : The recent rift is over whether
to allow the anti-graft body to investigate the
construction of a new court building, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 02/07/2022)
Petition
against Rana's recusal quashed, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 01/08/2022), Nepal
Bar officials urge Speaker to proceed and settle
impeachment of Chief Justice Rana (kh 01/08/2022)
Filing
public interest litigation? Court may impose fines if it
doesn’t qualify as one : Supreme Court orders
authorities not to register petitions driven by whims
and with guided, personal or political interests, as
such things ‘waste’ the judiciary’s time, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 31/07/2022)
SC
orders to conduct hearing on appointment of
constitutional bodies officials and judicial council
members at the same time (kh 29/07/2022)
Special
Court announces 8 months imprisonment to DSP Singh
(kh 29/07/2022)
Hearing
on writ against appointments in constitutional bodies
postponed (kh 27/07/2022)
SC
orders EC not to implement its decision on RPP election
symbol row (rep 26/07/2022)
Exorbitant
cost of justice : Lawyers are expensive, free legal aid
is fiction, and the court fees are not negligible,
by Nishant Pokharel (kp 25/07/2022)
Lawmakers
demand judiciary reform (kh 20/07/2022)
Judicial
Council recommends dismissal of two more judges (kh
19/07/2022), Complaint
filed against more than 200 judges, five judges face
dismissal, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 19/07/2022)
Ensure
security personnel, staff on poll day get to vote: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/07/2022)
Disposal
of cases by Jumla High Court increases (kh
16/07/2022)
Two
more judges expelled for bad conduct, incompetence :
Last Friday, the Judicial Council had sacked Tulsipur
High Court judge Renuka Shah (kp 16/07/2022)
Judicial
Credibility At Stake, by Mukti Rijal (rn 14/07/2022)
Judicial
Council expels High Court Judge Shah (rep
09/07/2022)
JC
tweaks criteria to appoint judges : JC can appoint
candidates who had not applied but who it considers
suitable as judges, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
08/07/2022)
High-profile
corruption cases pending at Supreme Court for two
decades, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 08/07/2022)
How
the Special Court swiftly acquits ‘big fish’ : Experts
say corruption will persist so long as political
appointees rule the roost in law-enforcement agencies,
by Surendra Kafle (ae 07/07/2022)
Taking
a 'corrupt judiciary' by its horns, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2022)
Top
court quashes all decisions related to Nijgadh airport :
In a 3-2 ruling, the Supreme Court, however, keeps
options open for building an international airport, with
strict conditions of minimal environmental damage,
by Sangam Prasain, Binod Ghimire and Tika R Pradhan (kp
30/06/2022)
Supreme
Court stays Pokhara metropolis’ standard on constructing
physical structures around Fewa Lake (nlt
28/06/2022)
Crusher
industry rules amendment stayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 24/06/2022)
Students
relieved as court lifts collateral restrictions
: A recent government decision barred land from
being used as collateral to get a bank loan
until it had been classified as agricultural or
non-agricultural, by Pawan Pandey (kp
23/06/2022)
SC
asks for original copies relating to 52
appointments in constitutional bodies (kh
22/06/2022), President’s
Office ordered to provide documents related to
constitutional appointments : Constitutional
Council had recommended 52 individuals for
appointment to constitutional bodies (kp
23/06/2022)
Judicial
Council calls meeting as a leaked audio conversation
between a judge and lawyer making a deal of Rs 20
million to release Ichchha Raj on bail creates ripples
(kh 22/06/2022), Leaked
audio clip of judge, lawyer talking kickbacks exposes
rot in the judiciary : Judge Koirala and lawyer Pokhrel
are heard discussing taking a cut totalling Rs20 million
to secure release of Ichchha Raj Tamang on a bail of
Rs100 million, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2022), District
court judge in bribery scandal, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/06/2022), In
the dock, again : The justices should remain true to the
ideals of impartiality and incorruptibility (kp
24/06/2022), Justice
for sale : As long as judges are appointed on the basis
of political affiliation, the judiciary will not improve
for the better (ht 24/06/2022)
SC
orders not to implement govt. decision to restrict loan
disbursement (kh 20/06/2022)
Adversarial
Method Baffles Judicial Panels, by Mukti Rijal (rn
09/06/2022)
Citizens
appeal to protect the dignity of Supreme Court : ‘The
act of directing the government to defy the court
verdict on the construction of Nijgadh Airport is
against Regulations of the House of Representatives.’
(nlt 03/06/2022)
How
2-day weekend could add to case backlog,
impacting justice delivery :Nepal’s courts are
burdened with a huge pile of cases, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 01/06/2022)
Supreme
Court annuls decision to commute former APF DIG
Ranjan Koirala’s life sentence (nlt
26/05/2022), Top
court full bench quashes decision to reduce life
sentence of Ranjan Koirala : Koirala’s sentence was
reduced to 8 years, 6 months. He was released on July
23, 2020, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp
27/05/2022)
Courts
to remain closed till May 16 (rep
13/05/2022)
SC
seeks written response from Chief Secy on
contempt of court (kh 06/05/2022)
Supreme
Court upholds Rautahat court’s decision in
Alam’s case (kh 06/05/2022)
SC
refuses interim order on writ against IGP
Singh’s appointment : Full hearing slated for
May 31 (kh 05/05/2022)
Supreme
Court continues interim order against govt’s
decision to suspend NRB Governor Adhikari
(nlt 29/04/2022), Supreme
Court says government decision to probe Governor
Adhikari was arbitrary : Maha Prasad Adhikari,
who returned to office on April 20, will
continue in the job until a final verdict,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/04/2022)
Supreme
Court set to decide today on petition on women’s
representation in local governments : Deadline given to
political parties to file nominations for the May 13
local level elections ends today, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/04/2022)
Supreme
Court allows contractors to contest local polls
(nlt 20/04/2022)
Elected
representatives need to resign if they wish to
contest again : Supreme Court quashes petition
against poll commission’s mandatory requirement
of resignation (kp 19/04/2022) [This
is now binding law, but still not rationally
comprehensible. The then Chief Justice Khil Raj
Regmi did not even resign from his position as
CJ in 2013 when he took over as head of the
executive.]
Supreme
Court refuses interim order on Shah’s writ petition : A
division bench sends the petition of Prithvi Bahadur
Shah for a final hearing, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/04/2022)
Achham
district judge who passed a controversial decision on a
rape case called to Supreme Court : Nabin Kumar Joshi
last month slapped a three-and-a-half-year jail term to
a rape victim, citing a non-existing legal provision
(kp 19/04/2022)
Former
Judges Forum-Nepal seeks probe into incompetent judges
(kh 18/04/2022)
Seeking
reinstatement, suspended NRB governor files petition at
Supreme Court (rep 17/041/2022), Hearing
on writ petition by suspended NRB governor from tomorrow
(rep 18/04/2022), Justice
Phuyal hearing suspended governor Adhikari’s writ
(kh 19/04/2022), Supreme
Court stays govt’s decision to suspend NRB
Governor Adhikari (nlt 19/04/2022)
Supreme
Court demands documents related to impeachment motion
against CJ Rana (kh 15/04/2022)
Alternative
justice in Dolpo : Despite the presence of newly
mandated judicial committees, alternative dispute
resolution mechanisms continue to take precedence among
Dolpa’s ingenious community, by Nyima Gyaltsen
Gurung (rec 12/04/2022)
Chief
Registrar Kunwar asked to join Patan High Court :
Declining deputation, Kunwar has taken a month-long
leave, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/04/2022)
Four-party
alliance sweeps Nepal Bar Association polls : The
UML-led panel will have no representation for the next
three years (kp 09/04/2022) [The
party-political infiltration of public institutions goes
unabated!]
Political
influence & judiciary of Nepal, by Yogendra
Prasad Lamichhhane (kh 07/04/2022)
Judicial
Council recommends transfer of 87 high court justices
(kh 30/03/2022)
'Pro
bono lawyers need resources' (ht 27/03/2022)
Former
Chief Justice Shrestha re-elected as ICJ Commissioner
(kh 25/03/2022)
Impeachment
of CJ: Generating more smoke than fire, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (ht 24/03/2022)
Constitutional
Bench hearing writ against appointments of 52
individuals to constitutional bodies (kh
23/03/2022), SC
Rejects Issuing Interim Order Against Appointment In
Constitutional Bodies (rn 23/03/2022), No
interim order in cases of constitutional body
appointments : Appointees from the time of Oli
government can continue their work pending final hearing,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/03/2022)
Writ
filed at SC against provision of level representatives
to resign for contesting polls (nlt 21/03/2022)
Questions
arise over transfer of chief registrar to High Court :
Court insiders claim that Chief Registrar Kunwar was
transferred by the acting chief justice to a perceived
lower High Court post for supporting suspended Chief
Justice Rana, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/03/2022)
Hearing
on writ petition against constitutional appointments
deferred until Wednesday (kh 19/03/2022)
Supreme
Court delays passing verdicts after giving interim
orders : Experts say cases on which temporary orders
have been issued must be cleared swiftly by conducting
the final hearing, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/03/2022)
If
chief justice impeachment delayed, parties charging him
will be in dock : Experts say failure to impeach Rana
for ‘corruption and incompetence’ sets bad precedent,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/03/2022) [This
was obviously the aim of the coalition government when
it prorogued the session of Parliament!], Misuse
of power : It seems that the impeachment motion was
tabled in the House only to sideline Rana from his
office (ht 17/03/2022)
SC
hearing on Citizenship Ordinance scheduled for Wednesday
(kh 16/03/2022), Constitutional
Bench revokes the writ against the Citizenship Ordinance
(kh 16/03/2022)
AG
Khati insists on professional integrity in legal field
(kh 15/03/2022)
High
Court penalizes Pandey for posting caste-discriminatory
content (kh 15/03/2022)
With
motion to impeach Rana tabled in the House, new
questions arise : What will happen to justices and
judges who have been charged with being complicit in
corruption with the suspended chief justice, experts
wonder, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2022), Human
Rights and Peace Society demands action against
suspended CJ Rana (rep 14/03/2022), Debate
on Rana impeachment on Mar 16 (ht 14/03/2022), Settle
within deadline : The impeachment motion was filed
against Rana to save membership of 14 lawmakers of the
CPN-US (ht 15/03/2022)
SC
orders to present the writ against 14 lawmakers for
final hearing (nlt 13/03/2022), SC
asks to hold full hearing on UML Chair Oli’s writ on
April 3 : Writ demanded dismissal of 14 defecting
lawmakers, including leader Nepal (kh 13/03/2022)
Nepal’s
impeachment template: justice or a political ploy? The
power of impeachment is an extraordinary power enshrined
in the Constitution to reaffirm the democratic idea that
no one is above the law. In Nepal, however, this power
is exploited whimsically, by Robin Sharma (rec
11/03/2022)
Voters
unlikely to get right to reject candidates in local
level elections ; Court’s eight-year-old ruling to give
people right to cast negative votes yet to be
implemented for the lack of a law, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/03/2022) [To this day,
the autocratic politicians do not want to understand
that decisions of the Supreme Court are binding law that
the executive and the legislature have to abide by.]
14
cases assigned to Constitutional Bench Wednesday
:Hearing begins after five months (kh 09/03/2022)
Legal
concerns on hearing Siddhababa related case : More than
half of the judges including Chief Judge cannot join the
hearing (kh 09/03/2022)
SC
issues stay order on extraction of riverine materials
(kh 08/03/2022)
NBA
declaration rejects Rana as CJ (ht 04/03/2022), Discuss
impeachment : The parties must find a way out of the
quandary as they did for the ratification of the MCC
compact (ht 04/03/2022)
National
conference of lawyers concludes adopting 25-point
declaration (kh 01/03/2022)
Supreme
Court refuses to register writ against MCC (nlt
22/02/2022)
SC
issues interim order in favor of Hotel Yak & Yeti
(rep 22/02/2022)
Politically
pardoned : The president’s power to pardon criminals
needs reform as it has been misused numerous times by
governments for political ends, by Shreya Joshi and
Prakriti Acharya (rec 21/02/2022)
Impeachment
Against CJ Rana Can It Revitalise Judiciary?, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 20/02/2022)
C
issues order to register writ petition against local
elections (nlt 17/02/2022)
Quality
Mediation Practices, by Mukti Rijal (rn 17/02/2022)
The
debased politics of bargaining : The political parties
were indifferent to the crisis in the judiciary, all the
while looking to exploit it for vested interest. They
got to do so on February 13, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae 17/02/2022)
Acting
CJ Karki summons meeting to discuss latest developments
in judiciary (nlt 14/02/2022)
What
impeachment motion against chief justice is and how it
will proceed : Rana’s been suspended, but what it takes
lawmakers to actually remove him from office, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 14/02/2022)
Impeachment
motion against CJ Rana registered at Parliament
Secretariat (nlt 13/02/2022), Lawmakers
level 21 charges against CJ Rana (with full text)
(rep 13/02/2022), Senior-most
Justice Deep Kumar Karki becomes acting CJ following the
suspension of Rana (nlt 13/02/2022), Deepak
Karki to be acting CJ (rep 13/02/2022), Speaker
Sapkota calls an all-party meeting Monday (kh
13/02/2022), Why
ruling parties filed an impeachment motion against Chief
Justice? (nlt 13/02/2022), Rana
suspended as ruling parties move a proposal to impeach
him : As many as 98 lawmakers of Nepali Congress, Maoist
Centre and CPN (Unified Socialist) register a motion to
impeach Cholendra Shumsher Rana amid a fluid political
situation, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 14/02/2022)
SC
to conduct hearing on writ petition filed by UML against
14 lawmakers (rep 13/02/2022), I
will not tolerate questions about the party’s
legitimacy: Chairman Nepal (rep 13/02/2022) [?????]
NTB
CEO files case against nine persons including Tourism
Minister Ale (rep 10/02/2022)
Dr.
KC files supplementary petition with DLMI against CJ
Rana (kh 01/02/2022)
SC
orders to implement rights for Dalits (kh
31/01/2022)
Supreme
Court orders release of a man languishing in jail for no
apparent crime : Uma Shankar Rayabhar’s release order
comes after continuous reporting on how the poor man was
framed. Legal experts say the case shows many problems
in the system, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/01/2022), Uma
Shankar Rayabhar released on bail as the case against
him continues : The man from Bara was sent to jail 11
months ago after he was framed for tax evasion, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2022), Don’t
blame women, blame misogyny : Here is a look at how
books and literature from Swasthani to Mahabharata to
Badhusikshya have portrayed women as being inferior to
men and why we should unlearn the claims, by Shreena
Nepal (nlt 02/02/2022), Barking
up the wrong tree : Rayabhar landed in prison due to
lack of integrity and common sense among the authorities
(kp 02/02/2022)
Chief
Justice Rana summons meeting of Judicial Service
Commission amid Nepal Bar’s protest (kh 28/01/2022)
Biratnagar
High Court’s service affected after eight judges test
COVID-19 positive (kh 24/01/2022)
Courts
across the country to be closed on Sunday to mourn death
of former CJ Sharma (rep 22/01/2022) [It
is definitely not timely to shut down the entire
judicial system for a day out of mourning for a deceased
former CJ. This is especially true in the ongoing crisis
of judiciary!]
Supreme
Court to shrink services from Jan 19 to Feb 1 (kh
18/01/2022), 31
staffers including a justice of SC contract COVID-19,
apex court to hear only six types of cases from tomorrow
(rep 18/01/2022), Supreme
Court to conduct hearing into urgent cases only (kh
19/01/2022)
Supreme
Court convening full court meeting today (kh
18/01/2022)
25
staffs including three judges test COVID-19 positive
Janakpur High Court (kh 18/01/2022)
24
people at SC, including Judge Khadka and Chief Registrar
test positive for coronavirus (kh 17/01/2022)
Supreme
Court refuses to register a writ seeking impeachment of
CJ Rana (kh 16/01/2022)
Supreme
Court hearing on Prachanda’s writ against people’s
representatives kh 13/01/2022)
Supreme
Court orders immediate distribution of senior citizen
allowance (kh 12/01/2022)
Why
case filing in document forgery in Lalita Niwas land
grab scam has been delayed : Police submitted documents
so as to move case by January 11; district attorney
office returns it for more investigation, says statute
of limitations not applicable, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/01/2022), Investigation
stopped : It seems that the attorney's office is under
pressure from the powers that be which do not want the
case to move forward (ht 12/01/2022)
Supreme
Court hearing writ against 14 defecting UML lawmakers
today : The writ likely to be in the 'not to be heard'
list again (kh 10/01/2022)
Supreme
Court lottery system brings semblance of calm after
weeks of disruption, but there are issues : Number of
‘can’t be heard’ cases has risen as many drawn through
lots can’t be taken up by justices for various reasons,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2022)
Despite
current calm, standoff in Supreme Court portends larger
complications : Constitutional Bench is unable to sit,
Judicial Council is ineffective and Judicial Service
Commission hasn’t met, delaying judges’ appointments,
promotions and transfers, by Binod Ghimire (kp
06/01/2022) [Since the beginning
of KP Oli's authoritarian and anti-democratic actions,
Nepal has increasingly been showing signs of a failing
state!]
Nepal
Bar continues its protest against Chief Justice Rana
(kh 02/01/2022)
Judiciary:
Applause and then controversy and crisis : 2021 has been
the worst year in the history of the judiciary because
it was embroiled in the ugliness of individual greed and
the vested interests of its stakeholders, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 31/12/2021)
INC
Nepal demands investigation of assets of former CJs, and
SC Judges (kh 29/12/2021)
SC
hearing on writ UML chair Oli filed against defecting
lawyers including Madhav Nepal (kh 27/12/2021)
Dr.
Govinda KC warns of hunger strike seeking CJ Rana’s
ouster (kh 26/12/2021), Complaint
demanding investigation of CJ Rana assets filed at Money
Laundering and Investigation Department (rep
26/12/2021)
“Structural
reform is still a long shot”: Nepal’s young lawyers open
up about judiciary debacle : An assessment of how
inclusive the protests against the chief justice were,
particularly for younger lawyers, and whether pertinent
issues concerning them were addressed, by Rishav
Sapkota (nlt 22/12/2021)
Chief
Justice convenes Judicial Service Commission meeting on
Wednesday (kh 21/12/2021), After
weeks of silence, Chief Justice Rana starts asserting
his role : Rana has called a meeting of the Judicial
Service Commission for Wednesday to select district
court judges. Members have yet to decide whether to
attend the meeting, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
21/12/2021), Judicial
Service Commission's meeting postponed (rep
22/12/2021)
High
courts intervene after police refuse to register
conflict-era disappearance complaints : The Penal Code
introduced three years ago lists enforced disappearance
as a criminal offence, by Binod Ghimire (kp
09/12/2021)
SC
orders to mention perpetrator’s in conflict victim’s
identity card (kh 09/12/2021)
SC
trashes Oli govt’s decision to hike tax on retirement
payments (rep 08/12/2021)
The
slow fade of the protests taking aim at Nepal’s chief
justice : The protests, which ran consistently for about
two months, will have achieved little if they fail to
bring the fundamental issues plaguing Nepal’s judiciary
to the forefront, by Rishav Sapkota (nlt 08/12/2021)
Lawyers
affiliated with NBA stage protest outside SC again
(rep 07/12/2021)
SC
justices under pressure to follow schedule after lottery
system (kh 06/12/2021)
Birgunj
judicial committee sees decline in cases : Cases drop to
six this fiscal year from 13 last fiscal year, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 04/12/2021)
Supreme
Court turns the page with lottery system, but will the
crisis end? More questions remain to be answered as the
judiciary problem is more than meets the eye, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 02/12/2021), Despite
lottery system, hearings affected for two consecutive
days : Lawyers refuse to participate in hearings in the
absence of the acting chief justice, as Chief Justice
Rana who is hospitalised for Covid-19, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 03/12/2021), Let
senior-most apex court justice take charge: NBA, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/12/2021)
Wednesday’s
SC hearing delayed over acting chief justice dispute
(kh 01/12/2021),
Ruling coalition suggests CJ Rana to appoint Acting CJ
while he is on leave (kh 02/12/2021), CJ
Rana refuses to appoint Acting CJ as suggested by ruling
parties (kh 02/12/2021), 10
benches constituted through lottery system at Supreme
Court Thursday (kh 02/12/2021), Hearing
On Cases Affected In SC As Lawyers Demand An Acting CJ
(rn 02/12/2021)
NBA
warns CJ against drawing cause list lotteries : Demands
lottery-based cause lists in district courts, high
courts, and Special Court, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
01/12/2021)
SC
introducing lottery system to assign cases to benches
from today (kh 01/12/2021), Supreme
Court: 11 benches constituted through lottery system :
Lottery system begins at Chief Justice Rana's absence
(kh 01/12/2021), Top
court resumes business from today after over a month of
crisis : Lottery system to come into force, stripping
Chief Justice Rana of prerogative to assign cases.
There, however, are still problems galore, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 01/12/2021)
CJ
Rana tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to hospital
(nlt 30/11/2021), CJ
Rana discharged from hospital (kh 03/12/2021), Chief
Justice Rana attends office on Sunday (kh
05/12/2021) [If he really had
Corona, he should remain in quarantine. This is
irresponsible!]
Nepal:
Political Puzzle in Judiciary, by Rajeev Kunwar (kh
28/11/2021)
Lawyers
press for CJ's impeachment, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
27/11/2021)
SC
hearing on notorious brick kiln murder case (kh
26/11/2021)
With
lottery system, chief justice loses the master of roster
role : A system of drawing lots for assigning cases will
come into effect starting December 1, but the judiciary
crisis may not end anytime soon, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 26/11/2021)
SC
to convene Full Court meeting today : Lottery-based
hearing from Dec 1 (kh 25/11/2021)
Give
Justice To People, by Namrata Sharma (rn 24/11/2021)
CJ
Rana forms 10 benches for 266 cases on Wednesday (kh
24/11/2021)
CJ
Rana sets 10 benches for Tuesday : 593 cases scheduled
for hearing today (kh 23/11/2021)
NBA
makes a slew of charges against CJ (ht 23/11/2021)
Standoff
At SC : Urgency To Give An Outlet, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 23/11/2021)
Agitating
lawyers handing over letter of attention to political
parties today (kh 22/11/2021)
CJ
Rana assigns 454 cases to 13 benches on Monday (kh
22/11/2021)
CJ
Rana assigns 11 benches while lawyers continue to
protest (kh 21/11/2021)
Lawyers’
protest against Rana to continue even as justices return
to duty : Some say Nepal Bar should now change its tack
and focus on ‘isolating’ the chief justice while they
boycott hearings, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 20/11/2021),
Fourth
phase of agitation: Lawyers to boycott court proceedings
today (kh 21/11/2021), Nepal
Bar not to debate on cases except habeas corpus as
protest enters 21st day today (kh 21/11/2021)
Chief
Justice Rana assigns 10 benches today : Agitating
lawyers engage in minor scuffle with police (kh
19/11/2021), Two
held for abusing Nepal Bar lawyers (kh 19/11/2021),
Supreme
Court turning to normalcy (kh 19/11/2021), What’s
the lottery system for assigning cases and does it
really work? Justices’ protest against Rana may end when
they start getting to hear petitions by drawing lots,
but this process has its own complexities and is easier
said than done, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/11/2021)
Piecemeal
Changes Won’t Reform Judiciary, by Mukti Rijal (rn
18/11/2021)
We
can’t afford to lose judiciary’s independence at a time
when all other institutions have been compromised :
Nepal’s Supreme Court has stood firm in several critical
junctures in recent history. The roots of that
institution have now been shaken to the core, by
Mandira Sharma (nlt 18/11/2021)
Justices
willing to make peace if Rana assigns cases by drawing
lots : An unrelenting Nepal Bar Association gives the
chief justice until Friday to step down, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/11/2021), SC
full court agrees to execute lottery system to assign
cases (kh 18/11/2021), Police
use force to disperse agitating lawyers in SC (kh
18/11/2021), At
least seven including Nepal Bar chair injured in a
scuffle with police : Clash occurred when security
personnel tried to stop protesting lawyers from moving
towards the gate chief justice has been using to enter
office (kp 18/11/2021), Challenges
Of Good Governance, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (rn
18/11/2021), CJ
accused of corruption in NBA meet (ht 18/11/2021), FNJ
urges CJ to save apex court's dignity (ht
18/11/2021), Resolve
it from within : If the CJ is forced to resign under
undue pressure, it will set a bad precedent in the
entire judiciary and justice system (ht 18/11/2021)
Full-court
meeting uncertain as Justices make CJ’s resignation as
bottom-line (kh 18/11/2021)
Legal
practitioners continue sit-in, CJ Rana assigns nine
benches for hearing (nlt 17/11/2021), Chiefs
of eight constitutional commissions call for talks to
end Supreme Court crisis : Among 39 issuing the
statement, 36 were recommended for appointment in
December last year and in May as per the ordinance to
amend the Constitutional Council Act, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 17/11/2021), Supreme
Court standoff takes a new turn as four judges return to
work : Protesting lawyers say they will start calling
out all those justices who side with Chief Justice Rana,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/11/2021), FNJ
urges Chief Justice to display high ethical conduct to
maintain court’s dignity (kh 17/11/2021), Senior
Advocate Thapa challenges SC judges to issue verdicts
sans participation of lawyers (kh 17/11/2021), Five
SC judges hearing regular cases express solidarity with
Nepal Bar’s protest (kh 17/11/2021), Political
parties will seek a political solution to SC stalemate
if not resolved soon: Prachanda (kh 17/11/2021)
Women’s
Attraction To Judiciary Rising, by Kalika Khadka (rn
16/11/2021)
Four
SC Justices return to bench, hearing resumes on all
sorts of cases (nlt 16/11/2021), Justices
divided on their struggle against chief justice : Five
of those who campaigned against Rana demanding his
resignation have decided not to attend any meetings
except for a full court, as lawyers step up protest,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/11/2021), Eight
constitutional commissions call for talks to resolve
standoff in the judiciary : Issuing a statement, 39
chairs and members of the constitutional bodies say the
prolonged crisis in the Supreme Court threatens the rule
of law and constitution (kp 16/11/2021), Problems
seen at the Supreme Court should be resolved at the
earliest: Political Coordination Committee (rep
16/11/2021)
Agitating
lawyers stage protest against CJ Rana today as well
(kh 15/11/2021), Lawyers
ratchet up protest. Judges in bid to find a middle path
out of court row : With Chief Justice Rana refusing to
relent, justices are under pressure as hearings have
been affected for three weeks. Nepal Bar calls on judges
to not hear cases, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/11/2021), Calls
for House session as judicial crisis protracts :
Observers say the House should be summoned so that
lawmakers can discuss the disputes in the Supreme Court,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/11/2021), Chief
Justice Rana calls for unity against attempts to derail
judiciary : Calls Nepal Bar Association for dialogue
(kh 15/11/2021), Dialogue
with CJ Rana, no way: Nepal Bar (kh 15/11/2021), Lawyers
stage protests against Chief Justice Rana in Udayapur,
by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 15/11/2021),
Chief
Justice’s resignation is our ultimate demand: Nepal Bar
Association. Nepal Bar and SC judges held discussions
Monday; discussions to continue Tuesday as well (kh
15/11/2021), Former
Judges Forum urge political parties to impeach Chief
Justice Rana (kh 15/11/2021)
Chief
Justice Rana assigns 10 benches for today (kh
15/11/2021), CJ
Rana hears four cases amid Nepal Bar’s protest and SC
judges’ boycott of bench (kh 15/11/2021)
Should
the court be left alone to clear the air over judiciary?
Experts say government should summon Parliament to start
impeachment process, by Anil Giri (kp 14/11/2021), With
Chief Justice Rana refusing to budge, observers call
ongoing protests misplaced : Experts suggest protests
should focus on pressuring political parties for
impeachment, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/11/2021)
CJ
Rana enters Supreme Court thru back door, assigns 10
benches amidst protest (kh 14/11/2021), We’d
rather die of hunger but not let our protest against CJ
Rana die down: Supreme Bar Chair Shakya (kh
14/11/2021)
Judiciary
down the rabbit hole as there’s more to crisis than
meets the eye : Even if Chief Justice Rana vacates
office, immediate complexities are immense. Experts say
piecemeal efforts won’t offer solutions to all the ills
in the Supreme Court, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/11/2021)
Protesting
lawyers say they will not relent until Chief Justice
Rana quits : Prime Minister Deuba tells leaders of his
Nepali Congress party that the executive cannot
interfere in the judiciary, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
13/11/2021) [But the executive
is heavily involved in the judiciary. 40 per cent of the
members of the Judicial Council, which decides on
appointments to judges' offices, are selected by the
respective government. The executive takes the right to
decide whether or not to accept court decisions, very
often the latter. The judiciary is constantly abused for
the power games of the executive and the political
parties. The executive is responsible for the
functioning of the governance system, and the judiciary
is currently functionless!]
Public
Interest Litigation or Private Interest Litigation?,
by Hrithik Yadav (kh 12/11/2021)
International
rights groups call for an end to Nepal Supreme Court
crisis : The call comes as confrontation is escalating
in Nepal’s judiciary amid justices and lawyers’ demand
of chief justice’s resignation (kp 12/11/2021)
Parties’
reluctance to speak on judiciary row stems from fears :
Many cases are pending in Supreme Court related to
individual political parties, by Anil Giri (kp
12/11/2021)
Bar
ups the ante as court crisis deepens. Lawyers not to let
Rana enter office : Confrontation escalates after up to
six lawyers got injured in a scuffle with police while
protesting against the chief justice who refuses to
resign despite mounting pressure, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 12/11/2021)
Chief
Justice assigns hearing on all types of cases including
habeas corpus (kh 12/11/2021), Lawyers'
Protest: No Hearing At SC Today (rn 12/11/2021)
Nepal’s
judiciary debacle: Serious allegations are directed
toward the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Nothing
has happened since, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt
11/11/2021)
CJ
Rana assigns nine benches for today amidst protests
(kh 11/11/2021)
Bar
holding sit-in protests against CJ Rana in Valley courts
today (kh 11/11/2021), CJ
Rana should be relieved of his post: Nepal Bar Chair
Shrestha (kh 11/11/2021), Agitating
lawyers to “bar CJ Rana from entering office” tomorrow :
SC Justices continue to boycott bench (kh
11/11/2021), Lawyers
to boycott all SC benches on Friday to protest against
police intervention in their protest (rep
11/11/2021)
SC
row: Advocates bring stringent protest programs against
CJ Rana (kh 09/11/2021), Nepal
Bar announces “final battle” with CJ Rana (kh
09/11/2021), Resolve
Chief Justice-Bar Tussle Amicably (rep 09/11/2021)
Supreme
Court on trial as it’s justices vs chief justice : With
Chief Justice Rana refusing to budge, judges wonder how
long they can deprive the public of their right to
justice, as the crisis in the judiciary deepens, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/11/2021), CJ
Rana assigns ten benches for today amidst protests
(kh 09/11/2021), SC
justices to hear habeas corpus petitions from today :
Not to sit in a division bench with Chief Justice
(kh 09/11/2021), SC
Justices boycott all benches after CJ Rana assigned
hearing for all cases : None of the SC judges attended
the 10 benches today following breach of understanding
CJ Rana had reached with them (kh 09/11/2021), SC
judges renew collective resolve, call on Chief Justice
Rana to resign (kh 09/11/2021)
CJ
Rana assigns six benches for today amidst protests
(kh 08/11/2021)
Nepal
Bar to launch stringent protests against CJ Rana if
latter does not resign : Holding internal discussions
today and tomorrow (kh 07/11/2021), Lawyers
to ensure CJ’s graceful exit if he resigns (kh
08/11/2021)
Parties
mum on judiciary crisis, but lawyers affiliated to them
speak up : Advocates aligned to Congress and UML, who
are under the Nepal Bar Association that is demanding
Rana’s resignation, say court hearings should not
be obstructed, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/11/2021)
CJ
Rana buckles under lawyers' pressure, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 04/11/2021)
SC
Justices to go for stringent protests after Tihar
(kh 03/11/2021), Stalemate
persists in top court as judges sense chief justice not
serious on exit : Protesting lawyers and justices,
saying Rana’s proposal is unclear, are working on
counter terms of negotiation, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
03/11/2021)
Restore
Faith In Judiciary, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
02/11/2021)
Exit
this way : It’s a good idea to get out while the going
is good (kp 02/11/2021)
SC
to issue verdict on writ against ex-PM duo Nepal and
Bhattarai in Lalita Niwas land case today (kh
01/11/2021)
After
chief justice hints he is ready for ‘graceful exit’,
justices take talks initiativeBut some Supreme Court
judges fear it could just be Rana’s ploy to stop
protests, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/11/2021), Supreme
Court judges at discussion again (kh 01/11/2021), Lawyers
stage protest for the second day demanding resignation
of CJ Rana (With photos) (rep 01/11/2021)
CJ
Rana schedules six habeas corpus-related writs for
hearing today (kh 01/11/2021), SC
judges ‘agree’ to look into habeas corpus case after 8
days of agitation (kh 01/11/2021)
Realigning
justice with the judiciary : The current controversy
surrounding the chief justice reflects a broader problem
with the judiciary, which is in urgent need of reform,
by Prakritee Yonzon (rec 31/10/2021)
Judiciary
facing unprecedented setback due to adamant Chief
Justice, by Govinda Luitel (kh 31/10/2021)
Hearing
on cases at SC uncertain today as well : SC Justices
adamant; Nepal Bar launches phase-wise agitation from
Sunday (kh 31/10/2021), CJ
Rana schedules 12 cases for hearing (kh 31/10/2021),
SC
judges holding a meeting to chart out a future strategy
against CJ Rana (kh 31/10/2021)
As
crisis in judiciary deepens, justices feel pressure to
return to work : Judges want other stakeholders,
including political parties, to make a move against
chief justice as they cannot afford not to hear cases
for long, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/10/2021), Two
lawyers come to blows over Supreme Court bench boycott :
Nepal Bar Association announces sit-in protest demanding
Chief Justice Rana’s resignation (kp 30/10/2021)
Congress
youth leaders call for political intervention to clean
up mess in judiciary : Leaders close to Prime Minister
Deuba say the independence of judiciary should be
honoured and Supreme Court should resolve the crisis on
its own. Parties in the ruling coalition are also
largely in favour of letting the court find its way out,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/10/2021) [Nepal's party politicians have never respected the
independence of the judiciary. On the contrary, they are
in many ways responsible for the current crisis!]
Writ
filed at Supreme Court demanding order to justices to
resume hearings : Petitioners say halt to habeas corpus
writs hits fundamental right of the people in detention
(kp 29/10/2021)
What
is happening to Nepal’s Supreme Court? Politicians who
interfered with judicial appointments are irked with a
Chief Justice who interfered with ministerial
appointments, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 29/10/2021)
CJ
Rana in soup as all 19 SC Justices in favor of his
resignation (kh 29/10/2021)
If
it pleases the court The judiciary, which is the last
refuge of the people, cannot remain in the eye of a
storm for too long (kp 29/10/2021)
Intervention
in judicial crisis unlikely as political parties are
divided : Ruling alliance has not yet discussed the
controversy and Deuba is leaving on a four-day visit to
the UK today, by Anil Giri (kp 29/10/2021),
House
prorogation stalls prospect of chief justice being
impeached for now : An impeachment motion can be
registered even when the House is not in session, but
the House has to be in session for forming the
impeachment recommendation committee, discussing the
motion and for putting the motion to vote, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 29/10/2021)
Remove
Rana : The judiciary is the last bastion of hope to keep
the torch of democracy burning (ae 28/10/2021)
Explainer:
What is happening inside Nepal’s judiciary? Why is it
difficult to correct the course?, by Nishan
Khatiwada (nlt 28/10/2021)
Nepal
Bar to hit streets, bar CJ from entering Court as part
of protests (kh 28/10/2021)
Justice
seekers hit by judicial deadlock : Hearings of over 700
cases affected in the last three days as justices
boycott bench in protest against Chief Justice Rana,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/10/2021)
Nepal’s
judiciary is plagued by systemic problems : Current
crisis in Supreme Court has been in the making for years
and is a result of bad precedents, political meddling
and flawed appointment process, observers say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 27/10/2021)
Brihat
Nagarik Andolan calls on parties to move impeachment
motion against chief justice : Pressure has mounted on
Rana from justices and lawyers to step down (kp
27/10/2021)
15
SC Justices meeting even today; not to attend bench
unless CJ resigns (kh 27/10/2021), CJ
Rana adamant to step down, schedules 11 cases for
hearing today (kh 27/10/2021), Judicial
deadlock looms large as chief justice and justices stick
to their guns : Rana refuses to step down, saying he
will rather face the constitutional process. He,
however, says is ready to resign if other justices in
question agree to do so too, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
27/10/2021)
Nepal’s
judiciary in crisis : Collusion among the judiciary,
executive and legislature must end to ensure reforms :
The rot runs deep. The Chief Justice’s ouster alone will
not guarantee reforms. The PM, former PM and top brass
of political parties need to come clean as allegations
of collusion and other forms of misconduct are levelled
against them. If not, they should also be accountable on
moral grounds (nlt 26/10/2021)
CJ
Rana schedules cases for today; hearing on hold (kh
26/10/2021)
Supreme
Court justices to boycott full court meeting called by
Rana : Pressure is mounting on chief justice, who has
run into controversies, to step down from his post,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/10/2021), Supreme
Court judges up the ante against CJ Rana, convene
meeting (kh 25/10/2021), NBA
holding meeting to dwell on SC’s latest development
(kh, 25/10/2021), CJ
Rana convened full court meet ‘postponed’ due to
‘unwillingness’ of SC judges (kh 25/10/2021), Deserted
Chief Justice Rana entertaining PM Deuba’s support
(kh 25/10/2021) [No close ties between CJ and PM? This partisanship
also sidelines the PM!], Supreme
Court judges conclude Chief Justice should resign
(kp 25/10/2021), Nepal
Bar also concludes CJ Rana should resign : Formal
announcement after Tuesday's Advisory Committee meet
(kh 25/10/2021), Four
ex-CJs also demand CJ Rana’s resignation (kh
25/10/2021), SC
judges to meet CJ Rana today; to urge him to step down
(kh 26/10/2021), Will
not resign under pressure and influence: CJ Rana (kh
26/10/2021), Amidst
mounting tensions at SC, Judges shorten leaves to attend
court (kh 26/10/2021), 15
SC judges urge CJ Rana to step down (kh 26/10/2021),
After
meeting with CJ Rana, SC judges engage in discussion
(kh 26/10/2021), Way
out seems remote as CJ and SC judges stick to their guns
(kh 26/10/2021), CJ
Rana should put in papers for damage control:
Constitutional expert Acharaya (kh 26/10/2021), Chief
justice says ready to resign if other justices who have
come into question do so : Rana tells Supreme Court
judges he will rather face the constitutional process.(kp
26/10/2021) [A first step
towards stepping down?], Judges
Society calls for speedy redressal of issues concerning
leadership and judiciary (kh 26/10/2021), Nepal
Bar’s Advisory Committee also calls for resignation of
Chief Justice (kh 26/10/2021), 15
SC judges’ meet decide not to attend bench until CJ
resigns : A meeting of 15 judges concluded CJ is cause
of current crisis (kh 26/10/2021), Will
exit only after completing constitutionally-bestowed
responsibility, says CJ Rana (kh 26/10/2021)
Chief
justice under fire: Calls grow loud for Rana to come
clean on controversies : Former judges join chorus
asking him to clear ground for restoring the judiciary’s
sanctity, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/10/2021),
Former
judges ask Chief Justice Rana to quit (ht
23/10/2021), CJ
Rana Holds Talks With NBA Office Bearers (rn
24/10/2021), Allegations
against Chief Justice : NBA to raise issue with CJ Rana
(ht 24/10/2021), SC
judges conclude CJ Rana ought to be investigated (kh
24/10/2021), Chief
Justice Rana calls Full Court meeting for Monday (kh
24/10/2021), Supreme
Court judges hold discussion on their participation in
tomorrow’s Full Court meeting (kh 24/10/2021), I
urged PM not to make Hamal a Minister: CJ Rana (kh
24/10/2021), CJ
Rana loses confidence of Supreme Court judges : Majority
judges at SC conclude CJ should be subject to
investigation, by Govinda Luitel (kh 24/10/2021), Supreme
Court judges decide not to participate in tomorrow’s
Full Court meeting (kh 24/10/2021)
Ex-CJ’s
Forum implores CJ Rana to uphold judiciary’s dignity
(kh 22/10/2021)
Nepal
Bar Association gives 15-day ultimatum to CJ Rana for
judicial reform (kh 22/10/2021)
Probe
into claims : The controversy surrounding the CJ's
alleged wrongdoings raises questions about the integrity
of the judiciary (ht 18/10/2021)
CJ
Under Public Scrutiny, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
12/10/2021)
Government
employees in politics: Court issues interim order
against it : The interim order has given hopes as
partisan of employees along the political ideology has
been directly reflected in the service delivery and
favoritism based on affiliation to a particular
political party has become visible (nlt 07/10/2021)
Increasing
Costs Hinder Justice Delivery, by Mukti Rijal (rn)
Call
to free judiciary from political influence (kh
05/10/2021), As
chief justice comes under scrutiny, concerns grow if the
rot has set in : Judiciary head getting caught into
controversy over ‘bargains’ with executive when
legislature is dysfunctional bodes ill for democracy and
constitution, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
05/10/2021), CJ
Rana convenes full meeting on Tuesday (kh
05/10/2021), Ugly
connivance: People deserve to know about the ‘secret
deal’ between the Judiciary and the Executive : The
erosion we see today in major organs of the state—the
legislative, the executive and the judiciary—will lead
to an unimaginable disaster if it is left unchecked
(nlt 05/10/2021), Senior
advocates boycott SC Bar Association’s tea party as CJ
Rana was invited (kh 06/10/2021)
Dr
Govinda KC gets clean chit on contempt of court (kh
05/10/2021)
Not
always in the public interest : The number of Public
Interest Litigation cases is rising every year and while
this could be a good thing, many are simply being filed
for publicity and to fulfill personal interests, by
Prasansha Rimal (rec 04/10/2021)
SC
hearing on writ against ex-PMs Nepal and Bhattarai over
Baluwatar land case today (kh 04/10/2021)
Chand-led
CPN (Maoist) leader arrested again shortly after his
release (rep 02/10/2021)
SC
orders police to register complaint against former Home
Minister Thapa, Police Chief Khanal (rep
02/10/2021), Fair
probe into Paudel’s killing doubtful, advocates say :
Supreme Court has directed Sarlahi District Attorney’s
Office to register the case after repeated refusals by
police, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/10/2021) [Police
officers who refuse to do their duty should face
consequences!]
Four
former chief justices acquitted in contempt of court
case (kh 01/10/2021), No
ground to charge ex-chief justices with contempt of
court, top court observes (kp 02/10/2021) [If
there is anyone who should be prosecuted for repeated
contempt of court, it is KP Oli!]
Appointments
to constitutional bodies : CJ urged to resume hearing on
cases (ht 30/09/2021)
Writ
filed seeking annulment of oath taken by Foreign
Minister Khadka (rep 29/09/2021)
Hearing
on case against Speaker Sapkota deferred again (rep
29/09/2021)
Hearing
on writ against the citizenship ordinance postponed
(kh 29/09/2021)
Amending
provision on Constitutional Bench could clear confusion,
experts say : Debate over make-up of Constitutional
Bench has delayed the hearing on petitions against
constitutional appointments, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/09/2021)
Top
court in the dock as the Constitutional Bench issue gets
even more complicated : Chief justice last month decided
to recuse from hearing, but benches set by him have
created more confusion, by Binod Ghimire (kp
25/09/2021)
Supreme
Court denies interim order against ordinance on
Political Parties Act : Way cleared for Madhav Nepal-led
CPN (Unified Socialist) to join the Sher Bahadaur
Deuba-led government, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
25/09/2021)
Mohammad
Aftab Alam’s writ in ‘not to be heard’ list again
(kh 24/09/2021)
Constitutional
Bench related hearing postponed due to amicus curiae’s
absence (kh 24/09/2021)
Supreme
Court clears way for NEA MD Ghising to work : Apex court
refuses to issue interim order against Kul Man's
appointment (kh 21/09/2021)
Hearing
on case against Madhav Nepal, Speaker prolonged (rep
21/09/2021)
SC
hearing on UML writ against Speaker Sapkota and EC
(kh 20/09/2021), Hearing
on UML Chair Oli’s writ to continue Tuesday (kh
20/09/2021), SC
seeks original documents from EC and Speaker in UML’s
writ against 14 defecting lawmakers (kh 21/09/2021),
Court
refuses interim order on UML petitions against Speaker,
Election Commission : The bench has sought original
copies of the decision by the defendants (rep
21/09/2021)
Retired
SC justice moves apex court : The constitution does not
prevent retired judges from filing a case in the court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/09/2021)
UML
Chair Oli’s writ assigned to Deepak Kumar Karki and Mira
Khadka’s bench : UML Chair Oli's writ assigned to Deepak
Kumar Karki and Mira Khadka's bench (kh 13/09/2021),
UML
Chair Oli’s writ listed as not to be heard Monday
(kh 13/09/2021)
SC
issues a short-term interim order not to take action
against UML lawmakers Pandey and Bhatta (kh
12/09/2021), SC
issues interim order allowing lawmakers Pandey and
Sharda Devi to join Unified Socialist (kh
14/09/2021), UML
demands resignation of Speaker; not to attend all-party
meet (kh 13/09/2021)
Hearing
on the writ petition against Kulman Ghising’s
appointment postponed again (kh 10/09/2021)
SC
issues interim order not to implement appointing expert
member of NOC (kh 10/09/2021), Graduation
plus 10 years of working experience mandatory for
government appointments (kh 11/09/2021)
Rautahat
murder case: Alam’s writ not be heard on (kh
10/09/2021)
SC
quashes writ calling to halt NC General Convention
(kh 09/09/2021)
SC
receives writ petition against Home Ministry’s statement
(kh 08/09/2021)
SC
summons both sides for discussions on writ petition
filed by UML Chair Oli against Speaker Sapkota (rep
07/09/2021)
Hearing
on writ against former PM duo Madhav Nepal and Baburam
Bhattarai today (kh 06/09/2021)
CJ
Rana hearing writ filed against EC, Speaker today
(kh 05/09/2021)
Supreme
Court hearing writ against NEA MD Ghising today : Writ
assigned to CJ's bench (kh 05/09/2021), Writ
against NEA MD Ghising not to be heard today (kh
05/09/2021)
Hearing
on cases related to constitutional appointments in
limboThe Supreme Court has issued an interim order to
first settle whether the Constitutional Bench can sit
without the chief justice, who has recused himself from
the hearing, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/09/2021)
Court
observation on public debate on sub judice cases raises
questionsRestricting public discourse could be
tantamount to gag order, which is a detriment to
democracy, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/09/2021)
Military
court negligence: two soldiers held in prison
acquitted after another incident (kh 03/09/2021)
SC
to hear writ petition on postponement of NC
convention on Sunday (kh 03/09/2021)
Trivialising
the apex court : When the executive flouts the
judiciary’s decisions, it raises questions on the
constitution’s legitimacy, by Bijesh Joshi and
Laabhesh Thapa (kp 03/09/2021)
Justice
Meera Khadka hearing UML Chair Oli’s writ /kh
03/09/2021)
Single
bench of Justice Phuyal hearing writ against CJ’s
involvement in Constitutional Bench (kh 02/09/2021),
Supreme
Court stays hearing on appointments in
constitutional bodies, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
03/09/2021), After
Supreme Court’s interim order on Constitutional
Bench, NBA calls Advisory Council meet (kh
03/09/2021), Writ
filed seeking repeal of stay order (ht
04/09/2021)
Hearing
on murder case against Speaker Sapkota deferred again
(rep 01/09/2021)
SC
issues show cause order on writ relating to JN Khanal’s
medical expenses (kh 01/09/2021)
Rana
not to sit on Constitutional Bench to hear case of
controversial appointments : Questions were raised
whether Rana should preside over the bench to hear the
cases where he has conflict of interest, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 28/08/2021), CJ
Rana recuses self, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
28/08/2021)
Hearing
on Constitutional council postponed after lawyers raise
ethical questions against CJ Rana : CJ Rana likely to
quit Bench (kh 27/08/2021)
Hearing
postponed on mass murder case against NC lawmaker Alam
(rep 27/08/2021)
Political
Cases Swamp Supreme Court, by Mukti Rijal (rn
26/08/2021)
Five
writs filed at SC against ordinance on party split
(kh 19/08/2021), Petitions
registered at Supreme Court against ordinance to amend
Political Parties Act (kp 19/08/2021), With
ordinance challenged in court, doubts over Nepal and
Thakur’s new parties : Six advocates have petitioned
against Deuba government’s ordinance to ease party
splits, demanding its annulment and actions based on it,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/08/2021), Apex
court moved against ordinance amending PPA, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 20/08/2021)
Rupandehi
District Court issues contempt notice to Tiger One : The
court has asked the company to explain why it disobeyed
the order related to the alleged encroachment of public
land, by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/08/2021)
HoR
dissolution: Supreme Court dismisses 29 writ petitions
(kh 18/08/2021)
Outgoing
NEA Managing Director Shakya files writ petition against
Kulman Ghising’s reappointment (rep 16/08/2021), SC
hearing writ filed against NEA MD Ghising’s appointment
(kh 24/08/2021)
SC
refuses to issue interim order in Mahanta Thakur’s writ
(kh 16/08/2021)
SC
orders full ban on plastics (thinner than 40μ) within 21
days (kh 15/08/2021)
SC
order on reservations draws flak, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 13/08/2021), 'Court
prejudiced against reservation' (ht 13/08/2021)
SC’s
division bench refuses to hear Aftab’s pleading citing
conflict of interest (kh 13/08/2021)
Verdict
not under influence and pressure: CJ Rana (kp
12/08/2021)
Chief
Justice Rana justifies appointments to constitutional
bodies, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 09/08/2021) [?????]
Writ
against govt’s decision to scrap Land-related Commission
filed (kh 06/08/2021), Supreme
Court orders government not to implement its decision to
scrap land commission : The bench has called the
government and petitioners for discussion on August 17
to discuss the matter further (kp 09/08/2021)
Judicial
Hyper Activism And Loktantra’s Decay : The criticism of
the Supreme Court for this political activism was not
just for a blatant partisanship and arrogating unto
itself the right of a parliament, but also for its
declaring that party decisions and discipline are
irrelevant, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 06/08/2021)
One
step forward, two steps back : Recent court ruling to
revisit reservation and affirmative actions for those
discriminated against by the state is regressive and
defeats the purpose, observers say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 05/08/2021), Going
backwards : The idea that reservation must be based on
need, and not caste, is flawed (kp 06/08/2021) [The judges also bear the
characteristics of being male and high-caste. They
obviously cannot escape their acquired view. As long as
adequate participation in society is not guaranteed by a
restrictive quota system also in the judiciary, a
correct assessment of the situation of the traditionally
excluded is unlikely to be realised!]
Supreme
Court rejects Maoist Chair Prachanda’s vacate petition
(kh 05/08/2021)
What
Ails Justice Administration?, by Mukti Rijal (rn
05/08/2021)
SC
refuses to issue interim order against EC decision on
JSP’s official status dispute : SC gives go green to
JSP's Yadav faction (kh 04/08/2021)
SC
issues interim order against SSF, asks authorities to
stop listing pvt sector employees by force (rep
04/08/2021)
SC
orders halt in excavation of riverine substances
(rep 03/08/2021)
Karki
committee for Constitutional Council without chief
justice : The idea behind having the chief justice on
the council is he/she could vet names proposed by the
prime minister, ensuring checks and balances,
constitution drafters say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/08/2021)
Supreme
Court refuses to issue interim order in former Maoist
Center leaders’ writ (kh 02/08/2021)
SC
validates UML’s action against 4 Karnali lawmakers
(kh 02/08/2021), Four
UML Province Assembly members breaching party whip lose
their positions (rep 02/08/2021)
Four
ex-Maoist lawmakers file writ petition at Supreme Court,
seeking their reinstatement (rep 28/07/2021)
Patan
High Court acquits former Speaker Mahara in alleged rape
case (kh 27/07/2021)
Supplementary
petition lodged at SC against constitutional
appointments (kh 19/07/2021)
In
criticising court, Oli defies rule of law, experts say :
UML Standing Committee decides to ‘expose’ Supreme
Court’s verdict ordering Deuba’s appointment as prime
minister, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/07/2021)
Four
judges of Special Court transferred (kh 17/07/2021)
Caste
discrimination case : SC tells police to book
ex-minister Shrestha (ht 16/07/2021)
SC
orders immediate release of CPN (Maoist) leader Oli
(kh 15/07/2021)
SC
issues interim order to stay works on Kaligandaki River
diversion (kh 14/07/2021), Plan
to build dam on Kali Gandaki stayed, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 15/07/2021)
NC
Vice President Gachchhadar turns up at court (kh
14/07/2021)
Supreme
Court shows Oli the door : Constitutional Bench orders
Nepali Congress President Deuba’s appointment as prime
minister and reinstatement of the House. Legal experts
say the court verdict is a victory of rule of law,
constitutionalism, independence of judiciary and
democracy, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/07/2021)
Speaker
can call meet of Lower House: Apex court (ht
13/07/2021)
MPs
can’t be imposed whip as per Article 76 (5): SC (rep
12/07/2021) [This is a
particularly important part of the ruling, as elected
representatives are granted unrestricted freedom of
conscience: Nepal has a democracy and not a party
dictatorship! This also applies to those parties that
now see themselves on the winning side!], Lawmakers
free to give vote of confidence for PM under Article 76
(5): SC (kh 2/07/2021), Oli
supporters take to streets against SC verdict on House
dissolution case (ht 12/07/2021)
SC
reinstates House of Representatives yet again : "Appoint
NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister within
two days" (kh 12/07/2021) [see
Nepali text of the verdict, alternative
link in case of overload of the SC server], Court
orders President to appoint Congress leader Deuba prime
minister by 5pm Tuesday : The decision of the
five-member Constitutional Bench also orders summoning
of the House by 5pm July 18 (kp 12/07/2021), Apex
court reinstates parliament, issues mandamus to appoint
Deuba as new PM (rep 12/07/2021), Supreme
Court reinstates House, issues verdict in favour of
Deuba's claim (ht 12/07/2021), Precedents
of dissolution and reinstatement of HoR (kh
12/07/2021)
All
eyes on the court with verdict on House dissolution
likely today : Experts say what’s important is the order
that the bench passes—floor test for Oli, Deuba’s
appointment as prime minister or restarting process
outlined in Article 76 (5), by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/07/2021)
President’s
Office submits reply to Supreme Court on cabinet shuffle
(kh 09/07/2021) [In other words, the President says she does not
have to abide by the law and the Constitution and that
it is not up to the Supreme Court to review this!]
Supreme
Court seeks explanation from minister for misusing
authority (ht 08/07/2021)
SC
issues interim order not to bring 113 ropanis of
Baluwatar land in government’s name (kh 08/07/2021)
SC
issues show-cause order against defendants on
Kaligandaki diversion project writ (kh 07/07/2021)
Former
Maoist Center leaders lodging complaint at EC today :
Calls for scrapping of Maoist Center’s registration
(kh 07/07/2021)
HoR
Dissolution: Three senior lawyers presenting
counter-arguments today : Four hours remain for writ
against HoR (kh 05/07/2021), Senior
Advocate Karki argues lawmakers cannot withdraw
signatures (kh 05/07/2021), Petitioners
and defendants finish pleading on HoR dissolution :
Selected amicus curiae scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm
(kh 05/07/2021), Hearing
on parliament dissolution case over, verdict likely on
July 12 (rep 05/07/2021), HoR
dissolution constitutional, election ultimate
alternative: Amicus Curiae Pathak (kh 05/07/2021), PM
will be relieved of post sans vote of confidence: Amicus
Curiae Vaidya (kh 05/07/2021), Hearing
on House dissolution case concludes with amici curiae
divided : Two members present their briefs against May
21 decisions and the other two in support, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 06/07/2021), Court
likely to give its verdict on July, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 06/07/2021)
House
Dissolution: Constitutional Bench hearing debates today
as well : Legal practitioners to debate on behalf of
Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota (kh 04/07/2021), No
party whips on the govt formation as per Article 76 (5):
Speaker Sapkota’s lawyer (kh 04/07/2021), “Could
court practice appointing Prime Minister?”, CJ Rana
questions (kh 04/07/2021), Shouldn’t
PM Oli resign to make room for govt formation?: Senior
Advocate Neupane (kh 04/07/2021), Senior
Advocate Mainali argues Article 76 (5) checks PM’s whims
to dissolve HoR (kh 04/07/2021), Constitution
was violated by President: Senior Advocate Kharel
(kh 04/07/2021), Constitutional
Bench poses six questions to petitioners’ side before
counter arguments begin (kh 04/07/2021)
SC
to pass its verdict on HoR dissolution case next week
(rep 03/07/2021)
SC
reinstates four elected representatives of Kailali
(kh 02/06/2021)
After
the petitioners, now the defendants, by Narayan
Manandhar (rec 02/07/2021)
Questions
galore before the Supreme Court as it hears House
dissolution : How the Constitutional Bench looks into
arguments from the petitioners and defendants and how it
passes a verdict will help define the constitution,
experts say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/07/2021), HoR
Dissolution: Govt attorneys to finish pleading today :
Lawyers to begin arguments on behalf of Speaker (kh
02/07/2021)
Nepal
Can Benefit From Mediation Treaty, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 02/07/2021)
Lawyers
defending House dissolution face intense grilling :
Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana asks lawyers
whether it is mandatory for the President to
appoint a prime minister after Article 76(5) is invoked,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/06/2021), Anti-defection
law key weapon of defence team (ht 30/06/2021) [Once again, it is evident that Nepal
does not have democracy but party rule. Since the
parties are not structured democratically and the party
leaders claim almost absolute power, the constitution
and the party law must be amended so that
decision-making power lies with the elected
representatives of the people who, despite all the
necessary party discipline, are primarily responsible to
their conscience! Hopefully, the SC will demand this in
its final judgement!], Defendants’
lawyers argue President can use discretion while
appointing prime minister : If Article 76 (5) meant
there’d be no party intervention, it would have been
mentioned in the constitution, advocate Panta says,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/7/2021), “Why
Oli laid claim to PM again after failing to win trust
vote?”, CJ Rana asks defendants’ lawyers (kh
01/07/2021)
HoR
Dissolution: Deliberation on writ on behalf of PM to
continue even today : Deputy Attorney General Pandey to
advocate (kh 29/06/2021), Isn’t
parliament a forum to seek vote of confidence? Chief
Justice Rana asks govt attorney (kh 29/06/2021) [What a confusing argumentation on
the part of the Attorney General!], HoR
Dissolution: Political parties subject to party whip in
democratic country: Joint Attorney General Pandey
(kh 29/06/2021) [Accordingly,
most of the democratic states in the world are not
democratic at all if they put the freedom of conscience
of the members of parliament above party discipline,
e.g. Germany!], PM’s
resignation not envisaged by constitution, argues DAG
Pandey (kh 29/06/2021) [Mr
Pandey, please read Article 77 (1) (a) of the
Constitution. A leading jurist in the country should be
familiar with this passage!]
Judiciary
in federalism of Nepal: Universally agreed principles
ignored, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ht 28/06/2021)
HoR
dissolution: Govt attorneys delivering arguments on
behalf of Prime Minister from today : Ramesh Badal,
Sushil Panta and Agni Kharel to advocate (kh
28/06/2021), Court
should order Deuba be appointed prime minister, lawyers
argue : As Article 75 (5) has already been activated,
the question now is who should lead the government on
its basis, they say. The defendants’ arguments begin
today, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/06/2021), Writ
filed against HoR does not fall within jurisdiction of
Constitutional Bench: Attorney General Badal (kh
28/06/2021) [And what about
Article 137 (2) in combination with Article 133 (1)? The
Attorney General's statement casts doubt on his legal
qualifications!], House
dissolution case doesn’t fall within ambit of
Constitutional Bench, Attorney General argues : Claims
the petitions registration process itself was flawed,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/06/2021)
HoR
Dissolution: Debates on behalf of writ petitioners
concluding today (kh 27/06/2021), Hearing
on HoR dissolution concludes for today : Time given to
petitioners for initial hearing also over (kh
27/06/2021), Speaker
Sapkota’s lawyers to get one and half hour for debate
(kh 27/06/2021)
Apex
court issues interim order not to appoint Yuvraj Karki
as ambassador (kh 27/06/2021) [Prime
Minister Oli loves to bend the constitution and laws to
suit himself!]
Oli’s
gambit Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench begins
crucial hearings on PM Oli’s dissolution of the House,
by Tufan Neupane (nt 25/06/2021), Article
76 (5) is meant for individual lawmakers—not parties,
lawyers tell bench : On the second day of hearing on
House dissolution, advocates attempt to interpret the
provision’s legislative intent and how it has been
breached, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/06/2021), PM
and President have no right to dissolve HoR: Advocate
Pokharel (kh 25/06/2021), Today’s
hearing on House dissolution case over, petitioners now
have 2.35 hrs for debate (rep 25/06/2021), CJ
Rana asks lawyers to clarify where claim and grounds
ought to be verified (kh 25/06/2021), President
cannot determine party affiliation in Article 76 (5):
Advocate Bhattarai (kh 25/06/2021)
SC
continues hearing on writs against HoR dissolution today
: Advocates Raman, Harihar, Dinmani and Sunil to deliver
arguments (kh 24/06/2021)
Supreme
Court quashes cabinet reshuffle : 20 ministers relieved
of their positions (kh 22/06/2021), Supreme
Court quashes appointment of 20 ministers : Oli had
inducted the ministers in two different Cabinet
expansions after the government became a caretaker one
following May 21 House dissolution (kp 22/06/2021),
In
a big blow to Oli, Supreme Court annuls appointments of
20 ministers : Interim order asserts government is a
caretaker one and terms induction of new ministers
earlier this month, after prime minister lost a
confidence vote, unconstitutional, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 23/06/2021) [Why are only
the new appointments of ministers considered
unconstitutional under Article 77 (3), but not the
dismissals made at the same time? In any case, the
aforementioned article does not make any distinction.]
SC
issues interim order to vaccinate 1.35 million senior
citizens awaiting second dose of Covidsheild vaccine
(kh 22/06/2021)
SC
hearing on UML’s vacate petition: Court orders both
parties to appear before court (kh 22/06/2021)
Former
lawmaker Thapa reaches SC again : Demands reinstatement
to province assembly again (kh 21/06/2021)
SC
issues interim order to prioritize vaccination for
journalists (kh 20/06/2021)
Litmus
Test Of Judiciary, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
20/06/2021)
Enhancing
Public Trust In Judiciary, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 19/06/2021)
Supreme
Court issues interim order not to implement the
government policy to export sand, pebbles and stones :
There had been widespread criticism of the government’s
policy, announced in the budget for the fiscal year
2021-22, to export these materials needed for
construction (kp 18/06/02021), SC
issues interim order to halt govt’s plan of exporting
river products (kh 18/06/2021), Supreme
Court puts brakes on government’s plan to extract
aggregates for export : Extracting the Chure resources
in the name of decreasing trade deficit would degrade
the environment, critics say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/06/2021)
Supreme
Court moved against Constitutional Council Act Ordinance
(ht 14/06/2021)
Supreme
Court asks for district and appellate court verdicts’
documents against Karnali Province Minister Thapa
(kh 13/06/2021), SC
annuls interim order that reinstated lawmaker Thapa
(kh 14/06/2021)
Writ
seeks to stay appointments to constitutional bodies as
recommended by CC on May 9 (kh 13/06/2021)
Supreme
Court issues interim order not to implement citizenship
ordinance (kh 10/06/2021), Supreme
Court orders government not to enforce citizenship
ordinance : Constitutional Bench says legal
complications could arise if the ordinance fails to get
through Parliament, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/06/2021)[Extreme
complications and costs will also arise if the Supreme
Court declares the renewed dissolution of parliament and
cabinet reshuffle by caretaker Prime Minister Oli
unconstitutional, which is to be expected given the
clear wording of the constitution!], SC stays
citizenship ordinance, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
11/06/2021() [Because of the
Hindu thinking of the ruling elite, women continue to be
discriminated against. If children of Nepali women with
foreign men do not have an unrestricted right to
citizenship, then according to Article 18 of the
Constitution this also applies to children of Nepali men
and foreign women! However, neither is right!], Apex
court's stay on citizenship ordinance raises questions
(ht 12/06/2021)
Broken
justice : Constitutional bench judges have a wonderful
opportunity to restore public faith in the judiciary
(ae 10/06/2021)
Constitutional
Bench puts to bed questions over its composition : After
hearing opening arguments, justices ask defendants in
House dissolution cases to furnish clarification by June
23. The bench also seeks amicus curiae briefs, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 10/06/2021)
Who
decides vote of confidence, HoR or the President?,
Senior advocate Thapa asks : ‘As the ad-hoc PM has
dissolved HoR, Interim order should be issued’ (kh
09/06/2021)
Bench-hunting
sets a bad precedent for the judiciary, according to
experts : Crucial time of the Supreme Court is being
wasted on unnecessary things, they say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/06/2021) [This is
intentional on the part of Oli and other politicians!],
Govt.
attorney’s Sunday protest against Constitutional Bench
goes unheard : Justice Khatiwada says the Bench is final
(kh 09/06/2021), Chief
Justice Rana refuses to reconstitute Constitutional
Bench (rep 09/06/2021), Constitutional
Bench: Justices in internal discussion (rep
09/06/2021), SC
refuses to issue interim order against HoR dissolution,
hearing to be continued from June 23 (rep), Supreme
Court issues show cause notice to offices of the
President and prime minister over House dissolution :
Constitutional Bench has asked the defendants to furnish
clarification in writing by June 23 (kp 09/06/2021),
SC
allocates 15 hours each to both parties of HoR
dissolution case (kh), SC
seeks amicus curiae on Parliament dissolution case
(kh 09/06/2021)
All
Eyes On Supreme Court, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
08/06/2021)
Supreme
Court hearing writs against cabinet expansion today
(kh 08/06/2021)
All
eyes on Chief Justice Rana, as crisis deepens in the
judiciary : After Rana constituted the bench on
seniority basis, Oli’s lawyers demand expulsion of two
justices for their position that current House
dissolution is linked to March 7 verdict, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 07/06/2021), Court
on trial : The judiciary must ensure its independence so
that it remains loyal to the citizens and not the powers
that be (kp 07/06/2021)
SC
hearing on HoR dissolution adjourned for Wednesday
citing CJ Rana’s health condition (kh 07/06/2021)
SC
orders reinstatement of Rastriya Janamorcha’s expelled
lawmaker Thapa (kh 06/06/2021) [What
does this provisional ruling mean for the numerous party
expulsions in recent months, all of which were based on
power politics?],
SC
receives writ petition seeking reversal of cabinet
reshuffle (kh 06/06/2021)
Chief
Justice Rana did not sign either of statements to draw
intellectual discussion (kh 06/06/2021)
CJ
Rana forms Constitutional Bench of senior judges :
Constitutional Bench to hear House dissolution case
today (kh 06/06/2021), Govt
lawyers object to Constitutional Bench reformation
(kh 06/06/02021), AG
Badal expresses dissatisfaction over reformation of
Constitutional Bench (kh 06/06/2021), CJ
Rana warns lawyers of charging with contempt of court as
they raise questions over 11 justices (rep
06/06/2021), Chief
Justice Rana warns of suing on defamation allegation
(kh 06/06/2021), Now,
it’s ruling side lawyers’ turn to question constitution
of Constitutional Bench : Lawyers argue 11 justices of
the Supreme Court cannot be included in the bench
(rep 06/06/2021)
CJ
Rana forms a constitutional bench comprising senior
judges in the roster : The Bench to hear the ordinance
related to citizenship today (kh 04/06/2021), Amendment
to rules redundant for Constitutional Bench formation:
Full Court (kh 04/06/2021), SC
hearing against citizenship ordinance adjourned till
June 10 : Hearing on HoR dissolution to resume from
Sunday (kh 04/06/2021), Petition
seeks exclusion of 11 judges in Constitutional Bench
(kh 04/06/2021)
Expanding
Mediation Services, by Mukti Rijal (03/06/2021)
Back
in court : The world will be watching the political and
legal eccentricities taking place in Nepal, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 01/06/2021), Judiciary
in the dock as justices come into question : Never in
the past has the Supreme Court faced a crisis of
such immense proportions where it has to fight to
justify the composition of a bench, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 01/06/2021) [Oli's
state-destroying policies continue to work just fine!],
Justices
divided on recusal, hearing put off, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 01/06/2021), Justices
Karki and Bhattarai quit as KC and Shrestha decide to
remain in bench (kh 01/06/2021), Chief
Justice Rana to reconstitute Constitutional Bench with
justices on seniority basis : After Bam Kumar Shrestha
and Tej Bahadur KC refuse to recuse, Deepak Kumar Karki
and Ananda Mohan Bhattarai leave the bench. Hearing on
House dissolution to start on June 6 with a new set of
justices (kp 01/06/2021)
Lawyer
say judges KC and Shrestha should leave bench to
maintain SC’s dignity (kh 30/05/2021), House
dissolution case: Senior lawyer Thapa suggests Chief
Justice Rana to stay on leave (kh 30/05/2021), Lawyers
continue to question composition of bench examining
House dissolutionChief Justice Rana has agreed to review
his selection of justices and is expected to announce a
decision today. Public faith in the judiciary is at
stake, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/05/2021), Petitioners
call for CJ, two justices to recuse themselves from case,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/05/2021)
SC
to begin hearing writs against HoR dissolution today
(kh 27/05/2021), CJ
Rana sends all 19 petitions on HoR dissolution to
constitutional bench (kh 27/05/2021), SC
refuses to issue interim-order, all writ petitions to be
heard at Constitutional Bench (rep 27/05/2021) [Since the Supreme Court recently
denied the Prime Minister the right to dissolve the
House of Representatives in order to maintain his
personal power, it is to be hoped that the
Constitutional Bench, in the interest of Nepal and its
people, will reach a verdict a little faster this time.],
HoR
dissolution: Constitutional Bench hearing all writs from
today (kh 28/05/2021), Constitutional
Bench to decide the fate of 30 petitions : Petitioners
wanted an extended full bench to look into the case of
House dissolution, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/05/2021),
SC
hearing adjourns as concern raised over Justice
Shrestha’s inclusion in Constitutional Bench : Hearing
on HoR dissolution to continue Sunday (kh
28/05/2021)
Supreme
Court summons editors over news reports. Not everyone is
amusedExperts say court’s rebuttal of news suggesting a
meeting between prime minister and chief justice is
uncalled for and demanding proof from editors wrong,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/05/2021), Supreme
Court to hear writs against HoR dissolution on Thursday
and Friday (kh 26/05/2021)
Preparation
to file contempt of court writ against PM Oli (kh
25/05/2021)
Opposition
alliance moves court against House dissolutionAs many as
146 members from Congress, Maoist Centre, UML’s Nepal
faction, Janata Samajbadi’s Yadav-Bhattarai faction and
Janamorcha demand restoration of House, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 25/05/2021), PM-CJ
meeting at night in Baluwatar does not bode well: JSP
leader Bhattarai (kh 25/05/2021) [The
Chief Justice should not meet people who are the focus
of a serious case in the making!], SC
fixes May 27 and 28 as hearing dates for writs against
HoR dissolution (kh 25/05/2021)
Chain
of injustice : The perpetrators of the caste killings in
Rukum West are yet to face justice (kp 25/05/2021)
Supreme
Court scraps appointment of seven ministers who are not
lawmakers : Chief Justice Rana’s bench says their
appointment and oath, on May 14, prima facie, against
constitutional provisions. All of them had joined the
CPN-UML after deserting the Maoist Centre (kp
20/05/2021) [Oli as well as
Thapa and the other deserters really deserve this!
Finally respect the constitution, the laws and the
parliamentary defeats, Mr Oli, and resign!], SC
scraps appointment of non-MP ministers, seven including
Home Min Thapa relieved (ht 20/05/2021), C
Orders Seven Ministers To Stop Works (rn 20/05/2021)
Controversy
over PM's swearing-in snowballs : Petition filed in the
Supreme Court demanding that Oli be sworn in again,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/05/2021), SC
seeks written response from PM on swearing-in (kh
18/05/2021), SC
refuses interim order, seeks written response from
defendants within 15 days (rep 18/05/2021) [Why
not for 28 days? Then this would at least be a very
clear statement by the SC that they are not thinking of
reprimanding the PM for his misconduct at all?]
Writ
filed at SC seeking dismissal of 7 ministers sans
parliamentary memberships (kh 17/05/2021)
Chief
justice in dock for attending council meet : Experts say
Rana, who has refused to hear a petition against
ordinance on Constitutional Council Act, committed
judicial misconduct, by Binod Ghimire (kp
10/05/2021)
Apex
court decrees Jhapa District Court : verdict illegal,
orders release of minor, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
04/05/2021)
Former
secy Basnyat files habeas corpus writ at SC (kh
30/04/2021)
SC
stipulates timing for filing writs and holding hearings
(kh 30/04/2021)
Police
defy court to arrest journalist, media manager: Anil
Tamang and DL Tamang of ujyaalonetwork.com were detained
for publishing document bearing purported signatures of
KP Oli and Samant Goel, by Binod Ghimire (kp
26/04/2021)
Supreme
Court bars anti-graft agency from conducting sting
operations : The bench says such an act is against the
constitutional and legal provisions and the principle of
the criminal justice system (kp 21/04/2021), CIAA
can no longer carry out sting operations: SC : 400 cases
to be dismissed (kh 21/04/2021), After
court verdict on sting operations, questions arise over
sub judice cases : Top court is silent on the fate of
those already convicted on the basis of sting operations,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/04/2021)
Verdict
ahead of parliamentary hearing raises multiple questions
: Experts say the Supreme Court saying Nahakul Subedi is
qualified for the post of justice before a parliamentary
hearing threatens the principle of separation of powers,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/04/2021)
Free
legal aid inadequate, ineffective, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 12/04/2021)
Supreme
Court refuses to review its verdict to revive UML and
Maoist Center (rep 01/04/2021), A
setback for Dahal as court rejects his review petition :
With the court refusing to revisit the revival of the
Maoist Centre and UML, Dahal’s options are limited, as
Nepal faction joining hands with him soon is unlikely,
insiders say, by Tika R Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp
02/04/2021)
Constitutional
bench: Comments on performance from lawyers and
ex-justice (kh 01/04/2021)
Judiciary
in the spotlight as political process is halted : Nepali
politicians’ inertia and failure to find solutions to
the deadlock politically could give room to
non-political actors, which is not good for democracy,
analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/03/2021)
Court
seeks copies of Cabinet decisions made during Madhav
Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai’s tenures in relation to
Lalita Niwas land transfers : The two former prime
ministers are among a number of key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed corruption cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/03/2021),
SC
orders CIAA to submit latter's decision not to file
charge-sheets against former PMs Nepal, Bhattarai over
Lalita Niwas land scam (rep 29/03/2021), Court
seeks copies of Nepal’s and Bhattarai’s Cabinet
decisions relating to Lalita Niwas case : The two former
prime ministers were among key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed graft cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/03/2021)
Supreme
Court: Arbiter of democracy : One bad stumble is all it
takes for a fledgeling system to suffer a fatal blow,
by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 24/03/2021)
Maoist
Center to seek review on SC’s decision to nullify NCP
(kh 23/03/2021)
Attorney
General Agni Kharel resigns (rep 19/03/2021) [This was overdue since his strange
justification of the Oli coup!]
Court
yet to hear case on constitutional body picks : Chief
Justice Rana himself is a defendant in the case that
should constitutionally be heard by the bench he chairs,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/03/2021) [The
Chief Justice is clearly biased and cannot judge
objectively in this case!]
Judicial
Council picks judges for Supreme Court, High Court
(rep 12/03/202) [What about female judges??]
Supreme
Court awards Nepal Communist Party to Rishiram Kattel :
The decision makes the Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
registered under Oli and Dahal in May 2018 illegitimate
(kp 07/03/2021), SC
recognizes Rishi Kattel’s party authentic NCP : Annuls
Prachanda-Oli’s NCP (kh 07/03/2021) [This
means that the two divided factions of the ruling party
must immediately look for a new names. Both use of the
name NCP is illegitimate! The question remains why the
SC took so long to make this important decision. The EC
should never have recognised Oli and Dahal's party as
NCP under existing law!]
Supreme
Court final verdict on NCP’s name row on Sunday (kh
06/03/2021)
Supreme
Court lenient on pressing contempt charge against
journalists, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/03/2021) [!!!]
Road
upgradation continues amidst tight security (ht
28/02/2021) [What does the Oli
government care about Supreme Court directives!]
SC
issues interim order against Jalahari installation at
Pashupatinath (kh), President
Bhandari reaches Pashupatinath to begin installation of
golden ‘Jalahari’ (kh 24/02/2021), Court
issues stay order after President unveils golden
Jalahari at Pashupati temple : Two petitions were filed
at the Supreme Court against the government’s decision
to release a large sum of money from the state coffers
to the temple, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/02/2021)
SC
reinstates House of Representatives : Orders
government to summon House session within the next 13
days (kh23/02/2021) [Happy
birthday, Mr Oli!], House
of Representatives reinstated with the verdict of
Supreme Court on Dissolution case (ht 23/02/2021),
In
a landmark verdict, Supreme Court reinstates House of
Representatives (Read the verdict) (rep
23/02/2021), Supreme
Court scraps all appointments made by govt to various
constitutional bodies after Dec 20 (rep
23/02/2021)
HoR
dissolution case on SC’s cause list for today (kh
23/02/2021)
Army
chief Thapa meets Chief Justice Rana (rep 22/02/221)
[Contempt of court??], Army
chief’s meeting with chief justice stokes speculation of
political message : The meeting between Thapa and Rana
comes at a time when the nation is awaiting a verdict on
House dissolution, which could determine the country’s
future course, by Anil Giri (kp 23/02/2021)
Hearing
on writ petitions against HoR dissolution concludes,
verdict awaited : The apex court is expected to issue
the verdict anytime after Feb 23 (rep 19/02/2021), Hearing
In HoR Dissolution Case Ends (rn 19/02/2021), With
hearing over, justices will now study legal briefs and
discuss case before verdict : More than 100 lawyers,
including amicus curiae members, spoke on the legality
of Oli’s move. Arguments on both sides were weak and
repetitive and waste of time, analysts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 20/02/202)
House
dissolution hearing in final leg as amicus curiae starts
presenting brief : The first of the five friends of the
court in his arguments wavers talking about ambiguities
in the constitution rather than the legality of KP
Sharma Oli’s move, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/02/2021),
Amicus
curiae arguments so far against House dissolution :
Purna Man Shakya, the fourth of the five friends of the
court, says the constitution provides limited power to
the prime minister with no enabling provision to
dissolve the House, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2021)
Enact
the law : It is hard to define what constitutes contempt
of court when the parliament has not enacted a law to
this effect (ht 17/02/2021)
Former
chief justices respond to the Supreme Court, say their
statement does not amount to contempt of court : The
court had sought reply in writing from four former
justices over their January 8 statement in which they
called Oli’s House dissolution move unconstitutional
(kp 15/02/2021) [But the
statements of Oli and his henchmen do this in an
extremely diverse way!], Former
chief justices reply to the court, reasserting why free
speech matters : In saying House dissolution is
unconstitutional, they say they used their right to
freedom of expression and that does not amount to
contempt of court, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/02/2021)
Writ
petitioners’ advocates responding to questions (kh
14/02/2021)
SC
seeks evidence to decide whether or not to try former
PMs in Baluwatar land grab scam (kh 14/02/2021)
Hearing
on House dissolution to take at least one more week to
conclude : The bench is yet to hear from lawyers
representing Speaker Sapkota, counter-argument from
plaintiff and statements from the amicus curiae—a
process that could go on till February 17, a court
official says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/02/2021) [This long duration of the trial is
irresponsible in view of the immense damage already done
to the country!]
Public
prosecutors’ debate likely to end today, time limit set
to 15 minutes (kh 07/02/2021), Defending
lawyers told to end arguments by Feb 12 (ht
08/02/2021), Hearing
on HoR dissolution: Chief Justice Rana turns strict on
time limit : Orders advocates to end debate instantly
(kh 08/02/2021)
Speaker
Agni Sapkota files writ petition at Supreme Court
against appointments made at constitutional bodies
(rep 05/02/2021), SC
issues show-cause notice over appointments to
constitutional bodies (kh 05/02/2021), SC
refuses to grant interim order on Speaker Sapkota’s writ
petition against CC appointments (kh 07/02/2021), Show
cause notice to govt on new appointments (ht
08/02/2021)
Is
Nepal’s judiciary independent? The influence of
political parties is the most common threat Nepali
judiciary is facing. When judges are appointed based on
political affiliation judiciary will be politically
influenced, by Abesh Adhikari (rep 03/02/2021)
SC
fails to hear case against Prachanda ‘due to lack of
time’ (kh 02/02/2021), Supreme
Court orders Dahal to furnish written reply on contempt
of court charge : Dahal is the seventh person after Oli,
four former chief justices and former Speaker Dhungana
to be summoned by the court over contempt cases (kp
03/02/2021), SC
contempt notice has little effect on Dahal (ht
06/02/2021) [Both Oli and Dahal
and many other top politicians from government and
parties are contempting the court continuously!]
CJ
Rana asks lawyers' organizations to help safeguard
independence of judiciary (rep 30/01/2021)
It’s
time for parties to register for polls but Oli-Dahal’s
legitimacy row remains : Election Commission this week
decided not to give legitimacy to either faction of
Nepal Communist Party. But with elections nearing, it
will have to make a choice, experts say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2021) [Wouldn't it be time for an interim order by the
Supreme Court to halt election preparations pending a
final decision on the constitutionality of the
dissolution of parliament? Nepal is facing irreparable
damage!]
Article
93 of constitution : Flouted clause in HoR dissolution,
by Pushpa R Joshi (ht 29/01/2021)
Hearing
on contempt of court cases filed against PM Oli,
ex-speaker Dhungana and four ex-chief justices today
(rep 21/01/2021), Supreme
Court summons Prime Minister Oli within seven days with
written response in contempt of court case : The court
has also summoned former Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana and
four former chief justices for speaking up on the House
dissolution case which is being heard by the
Constitutional Bench (kp 28/01/2021)
Justice
Malla asks writ petitioners: How long should this case
go? (kh 27/01/2021)
Contempt
of court case against Oli filed at Supreme Court : Two
advocates have filed separate petitions, saying the
prime minister disparaged the court and legal
practitioners (kp 26/01/2021)
Decoding
controversies surrounding writ petitions, by Narayan
Manandhar (rep 25/01/2021)
In
mocking lawyers and judiciary, Oli is making a mockery
of rule of law : Legal experts say ever since he
dissolved the House, the prime minister has been making
attempts to justify his move and in doing so he has
turned the whole situation into a farce, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/01/2021), Former
presidents of NBA condemn PM’s remarks (ht
25/01/2021), Ethical
question raised against Attorney General Agni Kharel
(ht 25/01/2021), Arguments
against prime minister’s move continue, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 26/01/2021)
Lawyers
spell out flaws in PM’s move, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
23/01/2021)
Supreme
Court asks for House dissolution notice published in
Nepal Gazette (rep 21/01/2021), A
scrambling Oligovernment produces gazette before court,
but it’s backdated : Hiding information and distorting
it have been the hallmark of the Oli government and not
publishing the House dissolution notice is a major
procedural lapse, experts say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
23/01/2021)
Advocates
demand SC to curb PM Oli’s statement that the parliament
cannot be reconstituted (kh 20/01/2021)
Hearing
on HoR dissolution: Constitutional Bench fixes time
limit for advocacy (kh 20/01/2021), CJ
fixes 30 minutes for lawyers to plead their case (ht
21/01/2021)
At
House dissolution hearing, advocates prod bench to look
to legislative intentStating that constitution does not
provide room for the prime minister to dissolve
Parliament, lawyers demand debate transcripts and
records of charter drafting process, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/01/2021), What
is legislative intent and why lawyers want the
Constitutional Bench to look to it : Advocates bring an
interview and video clip of Subas Nembang to justices’
notice to argue the point that constitutional provisions
be followed not only in letter but in spirit too, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/01/2021)
Constitutional
Bench to continue hearing petitions against House
dissolution : The five-member bench led by chief justice
rejects calls for sending the writ petitions to an
extended full bench, saying the issue warrants serious
constitutional interpretation, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/01/2021)
Constitutional
Bench to continue hearing writs against HoR dissolution
: Continuous hearing from Sunday (kh 15/01/2021)
Supreme
Court finally issues verdict in favour of new curricula
for grade 11 : While private schools had been sticking
to the old curriculum, public ones had adopted the new
one, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/01/2021)
Sapana
Pradhan Malla replaces Hari Krishna Karki, as
Constitutional Bench is set to hear House dissolution
case : Karki had recused himself from the bench on
January 6 after questions that his presence constituted
a conflict of interest (kp 13/01/2021), Petitioners
to press for grand full bench, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 13/01/2021), Attorney
General At Odds With Demand On Extended Full Bench On
HoR Dissolution Case (rn 13/01/2021), Hearing
On HoR Dissolution Writ Petition Goes Short Of Time;
Next Hearing On Friday (rn 13/01/2021) [With
the state and democracy at stake, clarification by the
Supreme Court must be a top priority and much faster!],
SC
keeps HoR dissolution case in ‘on-hearing’ status : Next
hearing on Friday (kh 13/01/2021)
Chief
justice mandatorily chairing Constitutional Bench
exposes a major oversight by charter drafters :
Recommendations of Constitutional Council meeting
attended by Rana have been challenged at the
Constitutional Bench. Can he sit on the bench which has
to decide on a case which has his involvement?, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha and Binod Ghimire (kp 10/01/2021)
For
the region and beyond : Nepal’s institutions have a
historic opportunity to make Nepali democracy a model,
by Dnyanesh Kamat (kp 10/01/2021)
House
dissolution: Final hearing begins today with arguments
in favour of writs : The supremacy of the constitution
is at stake and it is up to the five-member
Constitutional Bench to safeguard constitutionalism and
set a good precedent, experts say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 06/01/2021). All
eyes on the Supreme Court : The role of the Supreme
Court now is to provide a fair interpretation which must
protect the spirit of the current constitution, by
Abesh Adhikari (rep 06/01/2021), Petitioners
seek full bench of Supreme Court in the hearing of house
dissolution case (rep 06/01/2021), Advocates,
Justices fall out over modus operandi of hearing writs
(kh 06/01/2021), Justice
Karki announces exiting Constitutional Bench (kh
06/01/2021), SC
to conduct next hearing on HoR dissolution on Jan 13
(kh 06/01/2021) [The
SC should wait with its decision until the
power-addicted politicians have finally destroyed the
democratic state!], Karki
recuses himself after lawyers question why he was on
bench : Next hearing on writs against House dissolution
on January 13 will focus on whether the
five-member Constitutional Bench should hear them or
send them to extended full bench, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 07/01/2021), SC
justices advise CJ to send House dissolution case to
extended full bench, by Shova Sharma (Setopati
07/01/2021)
Hearings
on Constitutional Council ordinance, appointments get
deferred : The deferral comes when questions are being
raised over the alleged influence of the executive over
the judiciary, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/01/2021)
Constitutional
Bench asks for reasons for House dissolution, seeks
amicus curiae : The five-member bench also asks about
the time of the no-confidence motion filed against the
Oli government. There are conflicting versions on when
it was registered, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2020)
Judicial
Committee ensuring justice to local levels, by Pujan
Ghimire (kh 23/12/2020), Local
Justice Actors Under Scrutiny, by Mukti Rijal (rn
24/12/2020)
Power
sharing cases pile up at constitutional bench :
Constitutional experts say devolution of power between
various tiers of government has been hampered due to
bench’s failure to issue verdicts, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/12/2020)
SC
issues verdict against govt’s decision to allow land
fragmentation (kh 08/12/2020)
Politicization
obstructing easy access to justice, by Buddhabir
Bahing (kh 05/12/2020)
Local
levels making justice accessible, by Kokila Dhakal
(kh 03/12/2020)
Judicial
Committees working as local courts, by Bimal Prasad
Pokhrel (kh 28/11/2020)
Supreme
Court paves way for NCP Vice Chair Gautam to become
minister (rep 11/11/2020)
Despite
court verdict, Covid patients made to pay for tests,
treatment : The Supreme Court quashed its review
petition, but the ministry is yet to implement the
judiciary’s latest order, by Arjun Poudel (kp
08/11/2020)
Amid
dispute, Supreme Court stays implementation of grade 11
curricula : Court rules officials shouldn’t enforce
curricula when local governments have authority to
manage school education, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/11/2020)
विशेष
अदालतको औचित्य र यथार्थ : राज्यको शासन व्यवस्थामा
सुशासनको प्राण भर्ने कुनै पनि सरकारी निकाय किमार्थ ओझलमा
नपरून्, नपारियून् र पर्न नदिऊँ [The justification
and reality of the special court : Let no government body,
which is the lifeblood of good governance in the state
system of governance, disappear, be overwhelmed and let it
fall], by Ashok Kumar Kshetri (ap 06/11/2020)
Govt
seeks judicial review of Supreme Court verdict to make
PCR test, COVID-19 treatment free : Claiming that the
costs of PCR test, COVID-19 treatment had been fixed
taking into account the economic situation and capacity
of the patients to bear the cost, the health ministry
demands an overturn of the apex court’s previous order
(rep 02/11/2020), SC
declines to review its verdict on free treatment for
COVID-19 : Asks Health Minister as to why he should be
exempted from action for contempt of court (kh
05/11/2020) [!!!]
फास्ट
ट्य्राक कोर्ट : अबको न्यायिक सुधार : कतिपय अवस्थामा
अक्षम जनशक्ति, अनुत्तरदायी अधिकारी, झन्झटिलो कार्यविधि,
कमजोर न्याय पद्धति र राजनीतिक गुन्डागर्दी एवं पदीय धाक
तथा विविध प्रभाव र न्यायिक विचलनका कारण पीडितले
प्रभावकारी न्याय पाउनबाट वञ्चित हुनुपरिरहेको छ , by
Tek Narayan Kunwar (ka 30/10/2020)
Municipalities
want their jurisdiction defined clearly in new local
government law : Local governments want legal teeth to
allow them to exercise their constitutional authority on
school education and also on the registration of
businesses, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2020)
Victims
of crimes continue to be at the receiving end of
panchayat justice : Most of them have no knowledge of
legal proceedings while factors like lengthy legal
process and financial burden drive them to seek justice
from within the community, lawyers say, by Abdhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 11/10/2020)
Supreme
Court justices, officials catch COVID-19; apex court’s
services severely affected (rep 05/10/2020)
SC
hearing against Gautam’s nomination to NA begins, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 01/10/2020)
SC
allows review of verdict to acquit accused in Ram Hari
murder case (kh 01/10/2020)
Convoluted
court judgments often leave even lawyers scratching
their heads : Legal experts stress the need to simplify
the language in court orders, which are so wordy and
long-winded that even they struggle to decipher them,
let alone the general public, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
27/09/2020), [For the at
least 56 percent of Nepali citizens for whom Nepali is
not their mother tongue, the problem is likely to be
much greater!]
3
writ petitions filed at SC against Bamdev Gautam (kh
21/09/2020), Supreme
Court blocks Bamdev Gautam’s way to the Cabinet, for now
: Responding to a writ against Gautam’s nomination to
the Assembly, Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai has ordered
not to give any additional constitutional positions to
him, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/09/2020), Supreme
Court tells government not to induct Gautam in Cabinet :
He will not be able to act as a member of the National
Assembly until September 30 (ht 24/09/20210)
Resolve
Local Disputes Through Mediation, by Mukti Rijal (rn
17/09/2020)
SC
stays removal of ban on land plotting (kh
14/09/2020)
Why
is the government ignoring SC’s verdicts on pandemic?,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 13/09/2020)
In
cases involving members of Chand-led outfit, police are
violating court orders : Members of the group have been
rearrested multiple times despite courts ordering
their release citing the lack of evidence, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/09/2020)
Judiciary
Placed Under Scrutiny, by Mukti Rijal (rn
27/08/2020)
Will
CJ's new initiative end corruption in the judiciary?,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 23/08/2020)
Don’t
let hospitals deny medical care to anyone: SC to govt
(ht 17/08/2020)
Supreme
Court cuts down workload amidst COVID pandemic (ht
15/08/2020)
Enhancing
Trust In Judiciary, by Kundan Aryal (rn 14/08/2020)
Patan
High Court issues interim order barring Sushil Bhatta
from assuming office as CEO of investment board: The
court has summoned the two parties in the case for a
hearing on August 16 to decide the legitimacy of
Bhatta’s appointment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/08/2020), Court
clears way for Bhatta to take charge as board chief,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/08/2020)
Nepal
Bar Association calls for a mechanism to control
corruption in the judiciary: It has concluded that the
justice delivery process under the incumbent leadership
of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana is not
satisfactory (kp 11/08/2020)
Judiciary:
Public should maintain restraint on comments about court
order/verdicts, by Pankaj Kumar Karn (ht 09/08/2020)
[As long as the court decisions
are based on existing law and serve the purpose of
finding justice, this must be agreed to!]
Court
acquits eight police officers charged in connection with
Nirmala Pant rape-murder case: The officers were charged
with meting out torture and destroying evidence, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/07/2020)
Supreme
Court rejects plea to halt compensation hearing (ht
30/07/2020)
SC
dissatisfied with its verdicts being questioned (ht
28/07/2020), SC
urges all to respect judicial sanctity as it courts
public criticisms over a case involving former DIG
Koirala (rep) [Decency and
moral courage demand that the Supreme Court should also
be criticised when, for whatever reason, it condescends
to such judgments that call into question the rule of
law and the dignity of human beings. In any case, the
Chief Justice must explain his decision!]
Attorney
general questions Supreme Court verdict on Koirala case:
The former DIG of the Armed Police Force convicted of
murdering his wife was released Thursday following top
court’s order, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/07/2020) [Doubts about the constitutional
action of the judiciary!], Calls
grow louder to impeach Chief Justice Rana: Verdict to
commute a wife murderer’s sentence erodes people’s trust
in judiciary, legal practitioners say, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/07/2020), Full
Division Bench Grants Approval To Review SC's Verdict On
Releasing Ex-DIG Koirala (rn 26/07/2020), SC
excludes seven justices from list of justices hearing
govt’s review petition against verdict to release ex-DIG
Koirala (rep 26/07/2020), Supreme
Court orders review of the decision by a bench
comprising chief justice on Ranjan Koirala case: A
three-justice bench questions the rationale behind Chief
Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Tej Bahadur
KC’s verdict to commute Koirala’s sentence from life
imprisonment to eight and a half years for murdering his
wife, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 27/07/2020)
First
consumer court expected to open within this fiscal year:
One-third of the 1,869 firms inspected in the last
fiscal year were found to be engaged in dishonest
practices, by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/07/2020)
Special
Court gives clean chit to Tilak Rawal, Paudyal and
Himalaya Pande (ht 17/07/2020)
Supreme
Court asks government why Nepalis working in India are
not considered to be in ‘foreign employment’:
Petitioners say excluding work in India from the foreign
employment category is discriminatory towards Nepali
workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/07/2020)
Supreme
Court says government cannot restrict anyone from
travel: Barring Lenin Bista from visiting Thailand was
unconstitutional and against International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, full text of the verdict
says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/07/2020)
Apex
Court’s Vital Rulings During Lockdown, by Jivesh Jha
(rn 07/07/2020)
Supreme
Court issues show-cause notice over delay in election of
deputy speaker: Constitutional experts say it is
unfortunate that the court had to remind officials to
make plans to elect a member of Parliament to the key
position, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/06/2020)
The
government has not followed most of the Supreme Court’s
23 rulings related to the pandemic: Interim orders
related to proper management of quarantine facilities
and the repatriation of migrant workers have all either
been ignored or were belatedly followed, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 26/06/2020) [Nepal's
leading politicians are neither interested in the
fundamentals of democracy nor do they understand the
aspect of the separation of powers. As soon as they are
in power, they believe to possess absolute rights!]
SC
seeks PM's reply over order violation charges (rep
25/06/2020)
Apex
court stays COVID quarantine guideline: Makes PCR test
mandatory before discharging those showing no symptom
from quarantines (ht 24/06/2020)
Reports
suspect police negligence, political protection for
murderers in Rukum killings: They doubt a strong case
will be presented to prosecute the perpetrators, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/07/2020)
Supreme
Court orders government to use welfare fund to
repatriate Nepali workers stranded abroad: Tens of
thousands of Nepalis willing to return home are still
stranded for a lack of money to buy air tickets and
clarity on repatriation modality, Sangam Prasain
& Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/06/2020)
Supreme
Court orders government to allow taxpayers a month after
lockdown ends: Authorities ordered not to implement tax
notice and make justifiable review at places where
people continue to face difficulties (kp 12/06/2020)
Married
daughter entitled to inherit parental property: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/06/2020)
Supreme
Court asks why state shouldn’t pay for repatriation of
migrant workers: Petitioners say the government’s
repatriation plan contradicts the provisions of the
Foreign Employment Act, as well as the constitution,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/06/2020)
Supreme
Court orders govt to provide goods to needy for
preventing COVID-19 pandemic (rep 01/06/2020)
Supreme
Court’s broader bench says lockdown days to be counted
as ‘zero period’: It says all court dates could be
furnished 30 days after the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/05/2020)
Biplav
outfit leader Bandhu Chand released after 14 months
(kh 06/05/2020) [The Bandhu Chand case is a prime example of the
criminal contempt of judicial decisions by the Oli
government!]
SC
orders govt to fully implement sentence determination
Act (rep 30/04/2020)
SC
rejects govt’s request to review verdict on transitional
justice (rep 27/04/2020), Supreme
Court thwarts attempt to retain amnesty provisions in
transitional justice law: The government now has no
option but to amend the law to adhere to the court’s
February 2015 landmark order, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/04/2020)
Nepal
Police’s refusal to register Surendra Yadav abduction
case raises questions about its neutrality: Many believe
police are acting on order from on high to not register
the case, especially since: it involves powerful
political actors and a former chief of police, by
Shuvam Dhungana Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/04/2020), Police
refuse to book former IG, NCP MPs (ht 27/04/2020), NC,
RPP and People's Socialist Party demand legal action
against those involved in 'kidnapping' lawmaker Yadav
(rep 28/04/2020), After
police, district attorney also refuses to register
complaint against alleged kidnapping of lawmaker Yadav:
District attorney asked the complainants to leave an
application, but didn’t file the complaint, Janata
Samajbadi leaders said (kp 29/04/2020)
SC
seeks govt explanation over its delay to release
detainees involved in petty crimes (rep 17/04/2020)
Court
issues interim order to rescue workers stranded abroad:
At least 20,000 Nepalis stranded in various Indian
states wish to return home (kp 17/04/2020), SC
asks govt to bring back migrant Nepalis stranded in
foreign lands, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/04/2020) [The SC decision is an order to the
government, not a request. The Oli government must
implement this court decision immediately!] Apex
court orders govt to repatriate Nepali nationals
stranded abroad (rep 17/04/2020)
Hopes
of Nepalis stuck abroad dashed (ht 26/03/2020) [This is tantamount to justifying a
temporary exile!]
Nepal
courts to remain shut for two weeks amid COVID-19 fear
(Khabarhub 20/03/2020), Supreme
Court to halt non-urgent proceedings (ht
21/03/2020), Courts
to remain closed for two weeks, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(rep 21/03/2020)
Court
registrar to handle juvenile cases (ht 02/03/2020)
Supreme
Court orders contempt of court case against four police
officials, including the Nepal Police chief: The order
comes following the arrest of three Chand party members
from the Supreme Court premises immediately after their
release on February 17, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
01/03/2020)
Regulate
ride-sharing services: Patan High Court (ht
14/02/2020)
Courts
hire lawyers to work pro bono, but litigants don’t know
they’re there: The law says senior citizens, the poor
and disabled, can hire court-sponsored lawyers for free,
but they often hire attorneys they cannot afford, by
Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 11/02/2020)
SC
acquits defendant convicted of trafficking: The SC
invoked Section 144 of the new penal code to rule in
favour of Shobha Badi (kp 11/02/2020)
Supreme
Court quashes contempt of court case against Kantipur:
The case was filed two years ago over a series of
stories published in Kantipur daily on then chief
justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli (kp 07/02/2020)
NBA
condemns govt for 'disobeying court order' (rep
01/02/2020))
Bagmati
Provincial government allocates Rs 20 million to
judicial committees: Keeping in view the poor
performance, the provincial government has taken
initiatives to reform the judicial committees, by
Pratap Bista (kp 31/01/2020)
Local
judicial committees lack the expertise to resolve
disputes: As most of the office-bearers lack educational
qualification and legal knowledge, this has become a
major impediment for victims seeking justice (kp
30/01/2020)
SC
seeks implementation report on its Fewa order, by
Prashant Lamichhane (rep 30/01/2020)
Victims
of domestic violence prefer police to judicial committee
for justice: Most of the people’s representatives in the
judicial committee do not have the legal knowledge to
settle disputes, by Tripti Shahi (kp 29/01/2020)
Supreme
Court refrains from squashing Sapkota’s election as
Speaker: Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla refused to issue
an interim order but instructed the Home Ministry and
police to present a progress report on the case within
30 days, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/01/2020) [Someone accused of such a capital crime is not
qualified for public office as long as his innocence has
not been proven in court!]
Govt
disobeys SC order to recognize Sonaha community (rep
26/01/2020) [The govt
continuouslybelieves to be above the law! How will the
separation of powers ever be realised in Nepal?]
Chief
Justice says govt must implement SC directives (rep
13/01/2020)) [This is true for a
functioning democracy, but Nepal's politicians do not
understand the fundamental principles of democracy and
separation of powers!]
80%
of verdicts in work abroad scams go unimplemented:
Complex nexus of manpower agencies and feckless
government bodies result in insurmountable suffering for
victims, by Bhasha Sharma (rep 05/01/2020)
NBA
Mahottari boycotts district judge (ht 02/01/2020)
Supreme
Court refuses to register petition demanding a review of
its verdict on Ncell tax: A full verdict of the court
last month had fixed outstanding tax dues of the telecom
company at Rs21.1 billion against tax authority’s claim
of Rs39.06 billion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/12/2019), What
Ncell tax dispute is all about: Confusions arose early
on whether to tax the mega buyout deal. Campaigners
later pressured government authorities and the court to
recover the tax dues. Now an international tribunal has
ruled in Ncell's favour as tax authorities didn't defend
the case, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/12/2019)
C
directive against inhumane animal transportation (ht
24/12/2019)
Govt
told not to collect CGT from Ncell: A US-based
international court issues interim order, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht 20/12/2019), Confusion
reigns over Ncell’s tax liability after international
tribunal’s provisional order: International arbitration
body’s ruling that Ncell does not need to pay any
capital gains tax contradicts a ruling by Nepal’s
Supreme Court, by Prithvi Man Shrtestha (kp
23/12/2019), Ncell
gets 15-day ultimatum to pay CGT: ICSID’s interim order
to be discussed with govt: LTO by Sujan Dhungana (ht
23/12/2019)
Sustaining
traditional justice with new rules: The close-knit
Santhal community is finally opening up to state
mechanisms, after a long history of discrimination,
by Binu Timsina (kp 17/12/2019)
JC
fails to name SC justice (ht 12/12/2019), JC
seeks alternative to Baidik (rep 12/12/2019)
Madhesi
inclusion in judiciary still a far cry (ht
08/12/2019)
JC
member’s bid to join SC as justice: Nepal Bar
Association, jurists say Baidik’s move will
adversely affect the dignity of JC, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 06/12/2019), Bar
JC members from becoming judges: NBA (ht 07/12/2019)
Contempt
of court charge lodged against bigwigs (rep
30/11/2019)
Should
lawyers accept cases that are morally questionable?
Ultimately, it is up to the court to decide whether
someone is innocent or guilty—not the lawyer, by
Sushrey Nepal (kp 22/11/2019)
Judicial
Council recommends high court judges (ht 21/11/2019)
Morang
court tells elected representatives not to provide any
services to convicts at large: The district court called
the representatives of all 17 local bodies in the
district, police administration and the district land
revenue office at the meeting and provided them with the
list of the convicts at large, by Binu Timsina (kp
21/11/2019)
Even
after four years of Supreme Court decision, Kathmandu
remains plastered with visual pollutants: The Judgment
Execution Directorate has once again asked government
authorities to implement the 2015 Supreme Court decision
and submit a progress report within seven days, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/11/2019)
Full
texts of top court verdicts rarely on time, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 09/11/2019)
Reviving
trust in judiciary: Onus of cultivating public trust in
judiciary lies on professionals engaged in justice
delivery process. Institutional capability of justice
delivery is a core component in shaping that trust,
by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 22/10/2019)
Constitutional
bench of Supreme Court repeals provincial laws for the
first time: The legislation, related to salaries that
local representatives were receiving, contradicted the
constitution, according to the bench, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 19/10/2019), Verdict
needs review: For spending long hours in the office and
doing all the people’s work, should they be denied a
salary? (ht 21/10/2019)
JC
tells CJ to sack Pokhara HC judge (ht 19/10/2019)
Dealing
with young offenders: Diversion is a new concept in the
juvenile justice system that emphasises reform instead
of punishment, by Krishna Sjova Suwal (kp
11/10/2019)
While
the entire country takes a four-day holiday, Nepal’s
courts go on a two-week break: The decision to take a
15-day holiday is especially concerning given that
thousands of cases remain pending at the courts, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/10/2019)
Ineffective
Constitutional Bench will hamper implementation of
constitution and federalism, experts say: Legal experts
say there is a need to create a separate constitutional
court to deal with disputes, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
24/09/2019)
Judicial
committees lack infrastructure, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 16/09/2019)
Supreme
Court stays IoM’s MBBS entrance test (ht 07/09/2019)
Can
House panel cross-examine SC verdicts? No, say legal
experts as unwarranted interference in judicial process
will erode judicial independence (ht 07/09/2019), Parliamentary
panel to study court decisions on NCELL tax case
(rep) [???]
Law
Ministry holds the key to setting up Nepal’s first
consumer court: The court will make traders pay
compensation to consumers affected by market misconduct,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/09/2019)
SC
jolt for govt on Sagarnath Forest: Stays decision to
bring it under the federal government’s jurisdiction,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/08/2019)
Judicial
committees in mediation: Keep rural ethos intact, by
Mukti Rijal (ht 28/08/2019)
SC
orders compensation for wrongfully convicted cop:
Another cop confesses to stealing service revolvers for
which his colleague was sentenced to four years, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/08/2019)
Another
HC judge under JC scanner quits (ht 26/08/2019)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City to set up mediation centres in all 32
wards: The metropolitan city has 75 trained mediators
who will help resolve complaints and cases at the local
level, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/08/2019)
SC
allows OAG to file review petition against its recent
verdict (ht 23/08/2019)
Judge
quits before probe endsJC was probing a serious charge
against Pokhara HC judge (ht 20/08/2019)
Ruling
party opposes military court verdict (ht 19/08/2019)
Former
judges to scrutinise SC judgments: Say the structure of
Judicial Council need to be changed, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 16/08/2019), ‘JC’s
actions can undermine independence of judiciary’: ‘If JC
were to punish judges then no one would get bail’
(ht 18/08/2019), Make
reforms in JC: The Judicial Council must reform from
within so that the lower court judges can act
independently without fear of its reprisal (ht
19/08/2019)
Judicial
committees sans legal experts (ht 12/08/2019)
How
many judges Nepal needs? The government is planning to
double existing number of judges in Nepal’s courts by
amending the constitution. Does it have to? How many
judges does the country need at the moment?, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 12/08/2019)
‘Laws
governing formation of constitutional bench
need to be changed’ (ht 06/08/2019)
378
plaints registered in KMC’s judicial committee (ht
01/08/2019)
Mediation
At Local Level, by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/08/2019)
Supreme
Court blow for Sumargi: Must pay at least Rs 25 cr
to NTA by tomorrow or NST may lose licence, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 31/07/2019)
Judicial
Council orders probe against four judges, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 30/07/2019)
SC
rejects ex-IGP Thakuri's review plea (rep
26/07/2019)
SC
orders action against three HC judges (ht
26/07/2019)
Govt
mulls doubling number of SC justices to tackle case
backlog, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 19/07/2019)
Most
local judicial committees in Province 5 are idle for
lack of office space: Lack of physical infrastructure,
employees, legal knowledge, awareness in the grass roots
level are the major challenges behind the poor
functioning of the body, by Madhab Aryal, Birendra
KC, Manoj Poudel and Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 19/07/2019)
Reforms
in judiciary: No strategic reform plan can make the
judiciary effective unless it makes reforms from within
and wins the public trust (ht 18/07/2019)
New
strategic plan to bolster people’s trust in judiciary
[ht 17/07/2019]
Judiciary
plans to settle all 3-year-old petitions by next year
(rep 17/07/2019)
Mediation
Centres At The Local Level, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
27/06/2019)
Three
HC judges face punitive action, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(kp 20/06/2019)
Chitwan
court finds Maoist activists guilty of tearing ballot
papersat local poll: Next hearing to hand down
punishment, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 14/06/2019),
Court
convicts 2 Maoists for tearing up ballots in Chitwan,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 15/06/2019)
Juvenile
cases on the rise in Rupandehi, but the court fails to
use its child-friendly room: The law states that every
court should have a separate room for the hearing
of juvenile cases, by Amrita Anmol (kp 12/06/2019)
Top
court postpones hearing on petition against 2015 ruling
on transitional justice for 22nd time: Continued
deferrals amid delay in amending Transitional Justice
Act concern conflict victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/06/2019)
Devolving
the judiciary: New and old structural challenges remain
in federalism and access to justice, by George
Varughese and Iain Payne (nt 24/05/2019)
Bar
Association to reconsider process to send its
representative to Judicial Council: Bar President
Shrestha was recently involved in an altercation with
Judicial Council representative Sitaula over judge and
justice nominations, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/05/2019)
Federalism,
rule of law and the judiciary: The Constitution alone
cannot reshape a culture that accepts impunity, backroom
deals and horse-trading as normal, by George
Varughese and Iain Payne (nt 10/05/2019)
Makwanpur
court fails to maintain case settlement rateSudden rise
in divorce rate due to new civil and criminal codes has
led to stockpiling of cases, by Pratap Bista (kp
09/05/2019)
Bhaktapur
court transfers govt land to private party, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/05/2019)
Supreme
Court quashes writ petition challenging Sharma’s
appointment, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/05/2019)
Mediation
can increase people’s access to justice, says CJ Rana
(ht 30/04/2019)
TJ
bodies receive 60 applications for chairs, members ,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 26/04/2019)
Top
secret: The current practice of secrecy in the judicial
appointment process is hampering justice delivery,
by Sakun Bhandari (kp 22/04/2019)
Supreme
Court issues an interim order to stop Kathmandu District
Court’s ban on PUBG, by Nayak Paudel (kp 20/04/2019)
Committee
files motion to vacate Supreme Court ruling on Sudhir
Basnet’s housing project, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
19/04/2019)
PHC
clears SC justices for appointment, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 19/04/2019)
Emphasis
On Mediation, by Mukti Rijal (rn 18/04/2019)
Role
of JC, PHC questioned (ht 17/04/2019)
Verdict
on
Nagdhunga-Kalanki road expansion has knock-on effect on
other projects: Locals who were ready to give up land
for road expansion are now seeking compensation in
line with the Supreme Court’s order, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 16/04/2019)
Legal
and constitutional experts find fault with Judicial
Council’s structure, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
10/04/2019)
JC
asked to rescind decision on SC justices (ht
09/04/2019)
Lack
of know-how renders judicial committees ineffective at
local levels (ht 09/04/2019)
Tools
of impunity and political control: The politicisation of
the judiciary has led to the erosion of the public’s
trust in it, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 08/04/2019)
Scrap
parliamentary hearing for CJ, urge judges (ht
06/04/2019), ‘Judiciary
in the clutches of interest groups’ (rep 06/04/2019)
Imbalance
of powers: The independence of Nepal’s courts is
becoming more precarious (kp 04/04/2019)
5
SC justices, 18 HC judges proposed: Eleven advocates
among the nominees, 3 for SC, 8 for HC (ht
03/04/2019), Judicial
Council’s
judge picks draw flak from a section of legal
fraternity: Senior advocates question competence of
appointees and accuse the council of promoting nepotism
akin to Rana regime, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
03/04/2019), Nomination
of
Supreme Court justices draws flak for not being
inclusive: The decision violates constitutional
provision on proportional inclusion, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 04/04/2019)
SC
issues directive on waiver of elders’ sentence, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/04/2019), Order
likely to pressure govt to decide on Sobhraj (ht
02/04/2019), Apex
court tells government to make sentence waiver provision
for senior citizens, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
02/04/2019)
Judicial
Council
forms panel to probe dubious release of gold smuggling
suspects: Eight Biratnagar High Court judges recalled
for inquiry, by Nayak Paudel (kp 20/03/2019)
Local
Adjudication Under Scanner, by Mukti Rijal (rn
28/02/2019)
New
criminal code implemented first time (ht 26/02/2019)
SC
orders govt to decide on Sobhraj term waiver (rep
25/02/2019)
Banks
still
struggling to implement court order to retrieve
Sumargi’s money: It’s a month and a half since the Nepal
Investment Bank was told to get the money withdrawn
by the controversial businessman back to his
account, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2019) [When will the judges who ordered the release of
the money in December 2018 be called to account?]
Deepak
Raj Joshee resigns as Supreme Court justice, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 20/02/2019)
Warming
the bench: Immediate and long-term plans are needed to
make the constitutional bench effective, by Krishna
Man Pradhan (kp 17/02/2019)
SC
begins hearings on petitions against Agni Sapkota
(rep 16/02/2019)
JC
names justice to probe bribery charge against judge
Baniya (rep 15/02/2019)
JC
reshuffles High Court judges (rep 14/02/2019)
Computer
operator serving as acting judge in Mugu (kp
13/02/2019) [???]
Youth
denied citizenship despite SC order (ht 05/02/2019)
SC
rules its writ runs on military court, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 31/01/2019), Landmark
verdict: The June 19 verdict of the Supreme Court has
given a strong message that no army personnel is above
the law (kp 01/02/2019)
Top
court gets new chief registrar (kp 24/01/2019)
Biratnagar
High Court chief judge faces action: Bhurtel is the
sixth judge facing action in the past week, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 22/01/2019)
Pashupati
road being operated against Supreme Court directive,
by Anup Ojha (kp 22/01/2019)
Former
governor released on bail (kp 22/01/2019)
Rana
vows to fix judiciary, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
21/01/2019)
High
court judges face action in 33 kg gold case, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 18/01/2019), CJ
summons 9 High Court judges over suspected deviations,
by Bhasha Sharma (rep 18/01/2019), CJ
Rana denies facing political pressure (ht
21/01/2019)
Informal
Justice Institutions, by Mukti Rijal (rn 17/01/2019)
Court
orders release of Chand’s cadres (kp 16/01/2019)
Government
to reform judiciary: Law ministerLaws have been
formulated to ensure people’s rights (kp 14/01/2019)
Top
court
quashes interim order to let Sumargi withdraw frozen
money: With the money withdrawn, legal experts say it
must be deposited back, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
09/01/2019), SC
refuses order enabling Sumargi to withdraw money after
most of it already withdrawn (rep 09/01/2019), Confusion
persists over getting Sumargi’s money back to bank,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/01/2019), SC
tells banks to get Sumargi's withdrawn money
redeposited: ‘Issue may require action under money
laundering charge’ (rep 11/01/2019), Money
laundering glare on Sumargi (ht 11/01/2019), Supreme
Court
sends letters on Sumargi case: Nepal Rastra Bank and
Nepal Investment Bank Limited told to recover the money
withdrawn by the controversial businessman, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 12/01/2019)
Govt
begins
amendment discussions with Madhes parties: Prime
Minister Oli has promised to study the possibility of
withdrawing cases against those RJPN cadres who are
currently serving jail-term, according to RJPN leaders
(rep 05/01/2019) [Such legal
matters do not fall within the decision-making scope of
the executive! The separation of powers is an essential
characteristic of a democratic constitutional state!]
Civil
servants adjustment: SC summons govt over ordinance
provisions, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 05/01/2019)
Joshee
will not be assigned benches: Chief Justice Rana (kp
03/01/2019), Justice
Joshee removed from constitutional bench (ht
04/01/2019)
JC’s
Functions In Confusion, by Mukti Rijal (rn
03/01/2019)
House
panel
endorses Rana as chief justice: Rana tells lawmakers he
will give no room for criticism against him and the
judiciary during his tenure, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/01/2019) [Then please do
everything to make criticism unnecessary! There have
been some doubtful decisions as well as malpractice in
recent weeks!]
High
court overturns district court verdict (ht
02/01/2019)
Writ
against local judicial committees (kp 01/01/2019)
Rana's
vow to remove middlemen fails to impress (rep
01/01/2019), CJ
nominee Rana 'privatized' Chhapkaiya pond, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 01/01/2018)
Supreme
Court acquits murder convict mayor: Kushwaha arrives
home in chartered helicopter; Public holiday to
celebrate release, by Shiva Puri (kp 30/12/2018) [????? Cases of the release of
convicted criminals have been accumulating in recent
weeks!]
SC
annuls action against Social Science Baha (rep
28/12/2018)
Apex
court won’t issue interim order on JMC case, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 28/12/2018)
Nine
plaints against chief justice nominee: Questions raised
over his rulings from district, appeallate and apex
courts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/12/2018), Serious
allegations against CJ nominee Rana at hearings
committee (rep 28/12/2018)
SC
issues short-term stay to let Sumargi withdraw USD 7m
blocked by NRB (rep 28/12/2018), Experts
raise alarm over court order, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
29/12/2018)
Away
with
hearing system: Our parliamentary hearing system has not
become anything more than a ritual. We need to do away
with it through constitution amendment, by Arzoo
Karki and Sagar Baral (rep 24/12/2018)
SC
acquits Deuba, Congress of contempt of court (rep
22/12/2018)
SC
reverses own convictions for bank fraud (rep
21/12/2018)
Timely
verdict;
While the provision of life sentence till death will act
as deterrence the judicial system also needs to impart
justice prudently (ht 21/12/2018)
Apex
court Justice Rana hearing starts: Parliamentary Hearing
Committee to receive complaints against Rana for 10 days
(kp 17/12/2018)
In
search of judicial independence: The judicial council
has not addressed the federal aspirations of the people,
by Praveen Kumar Yadav and Mohan Kumar Karna (kp
17/12/2018)
SC
lets
Manange appeal against conviction: Decision means
appellate court verdict against him not final; He can
get ourt of jail if court allows him to post bail,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/12/2018) [???],
Deepak
Manange released after SC’s order (rep 22/12/2018) [???], Manange
lays claim to state legislature seat, by Lal Prasad
Sharma (kp 28/12/2018) [???]
Rana
picked to head Supreme Court: Poised to serve full four
years, first since 1995, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
14/12/2018)
Wheels
of
justice: An empowered and independent judiciary
strengthens the foundation of democracy and keeps the
wheels of justice turning (ht 14/12/2018)
New
chief justice suspense lingers as PM Oli defers council
meeting: Meeting postponed for the third time to
December 20, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/12/2018) [???]
New
law envisages separate court for children (ht
09/12/2018)
Oli
postpones Constitutional Council meeting, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 08/12/2018)
Dr
KC concerned over 'growing 'mafia influence in
judiciary' (rep 06/12/2018)
Goodbye,
Your Honour: The outgoing chief justice’s interest in
particular cases seems unusual (kp 04/12/2018)
Constitutional
Council
likely to pick Rana as next chief justice: Rejected
Joshee makes it to the list again as seniormost justice,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/11/2018) [????],
JC
recommendations draw mixed views (rep 29/11/2018), Constitutional
Council
fails to pick chief justice candidate: Saturday’s
council meeting to recommend leaders of new
constitutional commissions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
04/12/2018)
Pokhara
people
hail Supreme Court order on Lake Fewa: Supreme Court
says implement recommendations of Lamichhane Commission
report; Civil society leader Ram Bahadur Paudel says
Supreme Court has sent a strong message that no one
should encroach upon natural heritage, by Lal Prasad
Sharma (kp 24/11/2018)
Constitutional
bench gets full shape, resumes work (rep 15/11/2018)
Court
hearing on Tikapur carnage delayed (ht 06/11/2018)
Judicial
committees lack separate rooms in Jhapa (ht
06/11/2018)
‘Rules
governing process of constitutional bench flawed’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/11/2018)
SC
lets convicted NTB ex-chief file appeal while free on
bail (rep 01/11/2018)
Sacking
of Gorkhapatra GM stayed (ht 01/11/2018)
Without
a clue: There is much confusion about the exact role and
duties of the judicial committees, by Sandhya
Sitoula and Niresh Chapagain (kp 31/10/2018), Judicial
panels in Jajarkot fail to deliver (ht 02/11/2018)
Apex
court’s constitutional bench ineffective, many cases
pending, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 29/10/2018)
Courts
crippled by staff shortages, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(rep 24/10/2018)
The
third branch: Establishing judicial committees at all
753 municipalities is great, but it has a long way to go,
by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp 22/10/2018)
Bench
sits idle as disputes simmer, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
17/10/2018)
Judicial
committees: The teething problems, by Krishna Man
Pradhan (ht 12/10/2018)
CJ
calls for media sensitivity over sub-judice matters
(rep 10/10/2018) [Opening the
way for suppression of press freedom?]
Legal
eagles question relevance of constitutional bench,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/10/2018)
Govt
can't acquire private land without giving compensation:
SC, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 27/09/2018)
For
fifth time, Supreme Court orders govt to release CPN
spokesperson (ht 26/09/2018)
SC
tells govt to control pollution (ht 26/09/2018)
Judiciary
seeks
1,339 new staff: If Cabinet approves the proposal, the
apex court plans to add 424 new positions including one
registrar, 52 deputy registrars and 150 section officers
in the first year (kp 25/09/2018)
Ruling
party members in signature drive to ‘impeach’ Justice
Joshee (kp 21/09/2018), NCP
prepares impeachment motion against Justice Joshee:
Signature campaign put on hold to see if he resigns
(rep 21/09/2018), NC
objects
to ruling party’s plan to impeach Joshee: Impeachment is
not an arm to use in ordinary situation, says lawmaker
Adhikary (kp 24/09/2018)
Mediation
gaining currency as tool to settle cases out of court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/09/2018)
Judicial
committees still struggles to deliver justice, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 18/09/2018)
Bishwakarma
arrested again (rep 15/09/2018), Top
Court not pleased by Biswokarma’s detention (kp
15/09/2018), SC
warns govt of contempt of court: Orders release of
spokesperson for CPN Khadge Prasad Bishwakarma (ht
15/09/2018)
Court
Frees SSP Lohani in Gold Case (kp 15/09/2018), Court
orders release of two more suspects in gold case (kp
17/09/2018)
33
kg Gold Smuggling Case: High Court upholds Morang
court’s order to keep 3 accused in custody
(14/09/2018)
Ministry
forms media panel to review new code (kp
12/09/2018)
Mishra
appointed chief justice (kp 11/09/2018), Justice
Mishra vows results: Supreme Court ‘will monitor
justices’ (kp 12/09/2018), Rejected
as CJ, Joshee resumes office as justice (rep
12/09/2018), Joshee’s
stay ‘unfavourable’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
14/09/2018)
Krishna
Prasad’s murder case: Chitwan Distrct Court acquits 12
accused, y Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 10/09/2018), Ganga
Maya decides to move High Court (ht 11/09/20198)
Police
re-arrest Bhujel from court (kp) [Deliberate
disregard for the rule of law! The government obviously
thinks to have inherited absolute rights from the former
king!]
SC
stresses criminal liability for serious medical
negligence, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 06/09/2018)
Four
complaints against CJ nominee Mishra (rep
06/09/2018)
SC
orders Home Ministry to release Bishwokarma (kp
04/09/2018), Maoist
leader Bishwokarma taken to Bhojpur (kp 05/09/2018),
SC
takes strong exception to Bishwakarma’s repeated arrests
(rep 05/09/2018)
Supreme
Court Interim order to stop animal cruelty (kp
27/08/2018)
Government
told to take Bishwokarma to court: Oli administration’s
indecent behaviour irks NHRC (kp 27/08/2018)
Municipality’s
judiciary committee helping locals in social disputes,
by Narahari Sapkota (rep 27/08/2018)
Fear
of breaching law prevents judicial committees from
deciding cases, by Devendra Basnet (rep 26/08/2018)
Council
chooses Mishra to head Supreme Court, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 24/08/2018)
Parliamentary
hearings: The appointment of judges is an integral
aspect of the independence of the judiciary, by
Prakritee Yonzon (kp 24/08/2018)
Few
cases at courts after new civil codes take effect,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya and DB Budha (rep 21/08/2018)
Joshee
likely to extend leave (kp 19/08/2018), Joshee
not to resign; seeks six-day casual leave, to await CC
decision, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/08/2018)
Judicial
committees have failed to function properly, says report
(ht 18/08/2018)
Court
hearing begins in Tikapur carnage case (kp
16/08/2018)
Nepal’s
first consumer court expected soon (kp 16/08/2018)
Province
2 state minister surrenders to court: Freed on general
date after hearing, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh
(kp 14/08/2018), Murder-accused
Province 2 state minister released without bail, by
Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 14/08/2018) [???],
Court
releases two suspects (kp 15/08/2018), Murder-convict
mayor freed without bail, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep
15/08/2018)
Protecting
the Sanctity of Judiciary, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
11/08/2018)
Judicial
Committees for Mediation, by Mukti Rijal (rn
09/08/2018)
Rejection
of Joshi as CJ, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 09/08/2018)
Stop
politicization of judiciary (rep 05/08/2018), Mishra
to take charge as Joshee files for SC leave, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 05/08/2018),
Acting
CJ defends his degree (kp
05/08/2018), Joshee
demands independent probe into his credentials: To go on
leave from Sunday (rep 05/08/2018),
House
panel’s move against separation of powers, says Nepali
Congress (kp 05/08/2018), Judge’s
hearing:
If Joshee is on the wrong side, he should face legal
action, but from PHC members, independent decisions are
expected (ht 06/08/2018)
Ruling
MPs threaten to impeach Joshee: Move comes in the
backdrop of the committee remaining indecisive for more
than a week after hearing CJ nominee Joshee whether he
is fit for the top judiciary position (kp
03/08/2018) [If the accusations
are true, then he would not only be unsuitable for the
post of CJ, but for a judgeship at all! This would call
into question the entire judiciary!], Linger
no longer: House panel should not delay further on the
appointment of chief justice (kp 03/08/2018), In
a first, hearing committee rejects chief justice nominee,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/08/2018), Parliament
rejects
Joshee as chief justice: First ever CC nominee to be
rejected in parliamentary hearingsFirst ever CC nominee
to be rejected in parliamentary hearings, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 04/08/2018), What
will happen at the judiciary now?, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (rep 04/08/2018), Interference
in independent judiciary: NBA (kp 04/08/2018), Congress
meet to discuss course after Joshee’s rejection (rep
04/08/2018), Failed
Candidate For Chief Justice, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(04/08/2018)
Encroachment
upon Hanumandhoka palace premises: Supreme Court summons
building owner (kp 31/07/2018)
Adhikari
becomes
DLA-Nepal chair: The national convention of lawyers
association also elected a new working committee for
three years (kp 31/07/2018) [Lawyers
should organise themselves along party-political lines!]
Acting
Chief Justice faces 5 complaints: House panel to grill
him on Thursday (kp 24/07/2018), Acting
CJ Joshee skips majority of questions in House hearing:
Decision on recommendation due today, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 27/07/2018), PHSC
may endorse Joshee for CJ today (rep 27/07/2018), PHSC
puts off decision on CJ nominee Joshee: SLC certificate
under question (rep 28/07/2018), Ruling
MPs seek ‘word’ from Joshee before his pick (kp
29/07/2018), Hearing
panel’s verdict due today: Chief justice nominee
Joshee’s fate hangs in the balance, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 30/07/2018), Divided
panel fails to endorse CJ pick; Process yet to begin for
hearing of Uday Raj Pandey and Neel Kantha Uprety
(kp 31/07/2018) [The
politicisation of the judiciary continues unabated!],
Joshee:
Will not step down (kp 31/07/2018), Is
delay in confirming CJ nominee a threat to judicial
independence?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep
31/07/2018), Hearing
panel may put Joshee’s fate to vote (kp 01/08/2018),
More
evidence against Joshee makes endorsement harder: Ruling
party lawmakers gather additional evidence against his
eligibility (rep 01/08/2018), Joshee
meets PM after PHC indecision: SC secretariat, CIAA
joint team to visit school to resolve certificate
controversy, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 01/08/2018), Stalemate
over CJ continues (kp 02/08/2018), Hearings
committee again puts off decision on Joshee (rep
02/08/2018)
79
high court judges transferred (rep 23/07/2018)
The
conundrum: Judicial committees were meant to be courts,
and their members were meant to be judges, by Namit
Wagley (kp 17/07/2018)
SC
issues interim order against Monetary Policy (kp
14/07/2018), SC
quashes govt decision to dismiss four top officials
(kp 14/07/2018),
Top
court stay order against ban on rallies to continue
(kp 14/07/2018),
SC
tells govt to submit decision file on protest ban in
capital (rep 14/07/2018)
SC
stays decisions to dismiss 2 chiefs (kp 13/07/2018),
SC
stays govt decision to sack two Deuba appointees
(rep 13/07/2018)
NCP
draws flak for undermining judiciary (ht 12/07/2018)
Advocates
accuse judges of taking bribes: Bar protest obstructs
High Court hearings for fifth day, by Jitendra Kumar
Jha (rep 02/07/2018)
Govt
told to compensate owners for acquired land (ht
29/06/2018)
People
can question judiciary’s decisions, says Law minister
(kp 27/06/2018)
Judiciary
hit by staff shortage: Acting CJ (kp 25/06/2018), Acting
CJ complains of insufficient budget, staffers (rep
27/06/2018)
Kavre
announces plans to expedite justice delivery, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 24/06/2018)
Judges
complain lack of human resource including judges at
courts (rep 23/06/2018)
Special
court to look into conflict-era cases (ht
22/06/2018)
SC
tells poll body to clarify over NCP (kp 18/06/2018)
‘Reconciliation’
first priority for judicial committees, by Arjun Oli
(rep 17/06/2018)
Bill
aims to reduce SC case load (rep 15/06/2018)
Chief
Justice likely to be recommended today (kp
12/06/2018), Acting
CJ Joshee named chief justice: Council to recommend CIAA
chief in its next meeting, by Tika R. Prahan (kp
13/06/2018), Joshee
recommended as new Chief Justice (kp 13/06/2018), Constitutional
Council recommends Joshee as Chief Justice (ht
13/06/2018)
‘Govt
to review judiciary posts’: Law minister says chief
justice will be named before hearing committee is formed (kp
11/06/2018)
Justice
delivery by local units ineffective due to lack of legal
knowledge, by Nagendra Upadhyay and Ginda KC (rep
11/06/2018)
SC
orders govt to bar heavy vehicles from BP Highway
(kp 05/06/2018)
Dispute
related to jurisdiction over local resources causes
confusion (ht 30/05/2018)
Court
upholds
decision to cut medical fees: Private medical colleges
had moved the court demanding scrapping of Rs2.2m fee
ceiling (kp 29/05/2018)
Inexperienced
judicial committee heads find justice delivery
challenging, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 27/05/2018)
Khadka attempts to mislead court (rep 23/05/2018)
‘File
appeal in Supreme Court against Chakre Milan acquittal’
(kp 22/05/2018)
Rautahat
court jails serial killer for 52 years, by Shiva
Puri (kp 20/05/2018)
SC
show cause over customs duty on sugar (kp
15/05/2018), SC
stays govt’s decision to raise import duty on sugar
(ht 15/05/2018)
Staff
crunch in courts affecting justice delivery (ht
14/05/2018)
Clear
encroachment around Phewa Lake: SC (ht 30/04/2018),
Dismantle
illegal structures on Fewa shores: SC (rep
30/04/2018), Pokhara
folk welcome court’s decision, by Lal Prasad Sharma
(kp 01/05/2018), SC
orders govt to probe if Shakya's resort has encroached
upon Fewa (rep 04/05/2018)
Acting
CJ’s meeting with Dahal ‘cause for concern’ (ht
24/04/2018)
SC
seeks DoE’s copy of climate change laws (kp
24/04/2018)
Court
rejects writ against Parajuli (kp 20/04/2018)
Public
holiday is not a right: SC (rep 20/04/2018)
SC
directs govt to set criteria to select envoy (kp
19/04/2018)
Local
unit judicial decisions backfire for lack of legal savvy,
by Devendra Basnet (rep 18/04/2018), Mediation
at Local Level, by Mukti Rijal (rn 19/04/2018)
SC
may settle more cases in this fiscal year (rep
16/04/2018)
Parshuram
Basnet acquitted in money laundering case (ht
09/04/2018)
Supreme
Court hit by budget and manpower crunch (kp
07/04/2018)
Bring
laws if you want property details of judges: Acting CJ
to govt (rep 07/04/2018)
Delay
in appointing CJ hits SC functioning (ht 06/04/2018)
Judicial
independence: Upholding the judiciary’s image and
independence is in the best interest of the nation
(ht 06/04/2018)
Top
court bench resumes work (kp 05/04/2018)
Tax-related
verdicts may be scrutinized: Law Minister Tamang; ‘This
will not undermine judicial independence’, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 04/04/2018), ‘Govt
cannot scrutinise court orders’ (ht 05/04/2018), Government
cancels judges’ foreign trip, raising fears for judiciary
independence (rep 05/04/2018)
SC
seeks papers related to Parajuli’s appointment as Chief
Justice (kp 02/04/2018)
Joshi,
Mishra and Rana on chief justice shortlist, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 28/03/2018)
SC
to register case against president’s swearing-in (ht
28/03/2018), Writ
at SC challenges legality of oath taken by President
Bhandari (kp 29/03/2018)
Hi-tech
to propel court work (kp 27/03/2018)
Don’t
let
bygones be bygones: Role of the Courts in bringing
conflict crimes to a logical end could restore public
faith in the judiciary, by Anurag Devkota (kp
26/03/2018)
NBA
faces ire as meet begins (kp 24/03/2018), President
urges
NBA to uphold its dignity: Bhandari hails NBA for its
role in democratic processnExpects it to protect
supremacy of the constitution, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 24/03/2018), Lawyers’
forum slams ‘weak’ Bar, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
25/03/2018), National
NBA conference ends (ht 26/03/2018)
SC
defers JC case verdict (kp 23/03/2018)
Judiciary
Under Scanner, by Narayan Upadhyay (kp 21/03/2018)
SC
tells govt to use then royals' assets for public good
(rep 21/03/2018)
Rot
runs deep: Good thing is that Parajuli is gone. Bad
thing is that actors who elevated Parajuli to that most
important post are active and unapologetic, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 21/03/2018) [!!!]
Law
to get justices to show assets on cards: Law Ministry
calls for drafts of necessary bills within 15 days,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/03/2018), Judges
should disclose their property details, says law
minister (ht 20/03/2018)
Court
defers ex-chief justice hearing (kp 19/03/2018)
HC
remands 13 bankers to judicial custody (rep
19/03/2018)
Judges
must disclose their assets: Lawyers (ht 18/03/2018)
Integrity
of the Judiciary, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 17/03/2018)
Parajuli
steps down, Joshee is acting CJ, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (rep 16/03/2018), Joshee
takes over as Parajuli quits, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 16/03/2018), Lawyers
hail Parajuli’s exit (kp 16/03/2018)
Justice
Rana boycotts SC full bench: Says CJ Parajuli has
crossed retirement age; Hearing on Kantipur case
deferred (kp 13/03/2018), Justice
Rana
boycotts CJ-led bench: Claims Chief Justice Parajuli has
multiple dates of birth and should have retired on
August 5 last year (ht 13/03/2018), Nine
SC justices boycott bench over CJ controversy (kp
14/03/2018), Controversy
surrounding judiciary a sad affair: PM Oli (kp
14/03/2018), CJ
Parajuli prepares cause list for Wednesday's court
proceedings (kp 14/03/2018), CJ
Parajuli should not be impeached: NC leader Poudel
(kp 14/03/2018), Judicial
Council relieves Chief Justice Parajuli (kp
14/03/2018), Dr
KC files complaint against CJ Parajuli, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/03/2018), Judicial
Council relieves CJ Parajuli of his duties: Apex court’s
senior-most Justice Deepak Raj Joshi set to take charge,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/03/2018), Parajuli
loses chief justice job: Judicial Council tells him he
had reached retirement age on Aug 5, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 15/03/2018), Parajuli
relieved as CJ , by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep
15/03/2018), JC
secretary exceeded his brief, says NBA (ht
17/03/2018)
Whose
contempt? Initiation of the contempt proceeding seems to
have further discredited the Chief Justice and tarnished
his public image, by Sudeshna Thapa (rep 12/03/2018)
Parajuli
misuses his office to fix rivals: Former Justice Balaram
KC says CJ violates principles of natural justice
(kp 11/03/2018), Dr
KC to file PIL and criminal complaint against Parajuli:
Call to strip Chief Justice of all official positions
and benefits, by Manish Gautam (kp 11/03/2018), SC
full bench to hear Kantipur case today (kp
11/03/2018), Hearing
on Kantipur case begins (kp 12/03/2018), FNJ
threatens protests (kp 12/03/2018), ‘I
will not accept any verdict given by CJ Parajuli’
(kp 12/03/2018), Supreme
Court begins hearing of contempt of court cases (ht
12/03/2018)
Chief
Justice
Parajuli refuses to disclose academic certificates: Dr
KC and his team are pur-suing original documents
following questions over authenticity of CJ Parajuli’s
school leaving certificate (kp 10/03/2018)
Contempt
case against chief justice: Petitioner argues CJ
Parajuli committed contempt of court by issuing death
threats (kp 09/03/2018)
Balance
of power: Judiciary, instead of fighting against media,
is advised to focus on checks and balances (kp
05/03/2018), If
govt institutions are broken and press silenced, we are
going down a dark path, interview with Krishna
Pahadi (kp 05/03/2018)
Dr
KC announces hunger strike against chief justice: Urges
members of parliament to impeach CJ Parajuli, by
Manish Gautam (kp 04/03/2018), Dr
KC renews demand for Parajuli’s personal and academic
details, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/04/2018), Dr
KC: No reply to my query on CJ citizenship (kp
07/03/2018)
Call
for panel to suggest court reforms (kp 27/02/2018)
CJ
Parajuli
orders media probe: Legal experts ‘slam attack on free
press’ n NHRC says it’s against right of fair trial
ensured by global HR law (kp 26/02/2018), Attempts
to censor media draw flak (kp 27/02/2018), NMS
urges SC to rectify its decision (kp
27/02/2018), NMS
opposes SC order against Kantipur daily (ht
27/02/2018), Apex
court’s decision draws serious concern of FNJ (ht
27/02/2018),
US
stresses unbiased judiciary (kp
27/02/2018), Supreme
offence: CJ Parajuli should stop hearing cases, as he is
not cleared from a serious probe (kp 27/02/2018), CJ
Parajuli's order: Attempt to ‘muzzle media’ draws flak
(kp 28/02/2018), Concerns
over censorship order: Chief Justice Parajuli’s attempt
to muzzle press draws widespread criticism from
different sides (kp 28/02/2018),
Journalist
bodies
condemn CJ order: Federation of Nepali Journalists says
contempt of court case against Kantipur daily
‘unconstitutional’;Gag order clearly constitutes a
misuse of the judicial apparatus for personal ends:
Paris-based RSF (kp 01/03/2018)
[see RSF
statement], Contempt
case has no merit: Experts (kp 02/03/2018), SC
to record Kantipur statements tomorrow (kp
03/03/2018), Apex
court begins recording Kantipur statements (kp
05/03/2018), Hearing
deferred in Kantipur case (kp 06/03/2018), Contempt
case against Kantipur sent to full bench: Hearing from
Kantipur Publications members over (kp 07/03/2018),
Barring
of media gets ire (kp 07/03/2018)
Court
defers verdict on Adhikari murder again, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 26/02/2018), Court
summons petitioner in Adhikari murder case (ht
26/02/2018)
Apex
court stays oath ceremony of 3 NA members (kp
26/02/2018), PM
slams court ‘meddling’ in NA (kp 04/03/2018), Apex
Court vacates stay against swearing-in of 3 NA members
(ht 08/03/2018)
Lack
of clear laws affects work of judicial committees,
by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep 25/02/2018)
Mediation
centres to be set up in Valley courts (ht
22/02/2018)
Dr
KC refuses hearing; vows to fight ‘corrupt chief
justice’, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/02/2018) [The
freedom of opinion has to be respected, especially by
the judiciary!], Advocate
files Contempt case Over Kantipur news Report (kp
21/02/2018), Dr
KC blames ‘human errors’ for birth date row (kp
22/02/2018), NEB
refuses to give info on CJ to Dr Govinda KC (ht
24/02/2018)
There
is no excuse: The government has been making a mockery
of justice by disregarding court orders, by Balram
Prasad Raut (kp 15/02/2018)
SC
upholds policy against fragmentation of farmland
(rep 15/02/2018)
Crusader
tells CJ Parajuli to resign, by Manish Gautam (kp
11/02/2018)
CJ
Parajuli shouldn't recommend new judges: Lawyers
(rep 15/02/2018)
SC
orders banks to free Sumargi’s frozen funds, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/02/2018)
Judicial
committees: In a reflection of true decentralisation,
local units have been allowed to act as judges, by
Krishnaman Pradhan (kp 07/02/2018)
Review
of convicts petition: Bar groups urge CJ to apply order
(kp 05/02/2018)
Apex
court asks govt to submit border details (kp
02/02/2018), Decision
on East Rukum HQ stayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
02/02/2018)
SC
interim order against govt decision on Rukum (kp
02/02/2018)
Advocate
claims CJ issues death threats, by Manish Gautam (kp
01/02/2018)
Consumer
courts planned in all seven provinces (ht
24/01/2018)
CJ
urges press to refrain from commenting on sub-judice
cases (rep 22/01/2018) [???]
Increasing
demonstration challenge court's credibility in Dhanusha,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 17/01/2018)
SC
justices to get ‘motivation allowance’, by Ananta
Raj Luitel (rep 17/01/2018) [???]
Time
has come to form expert panel to recommend reforms in
judiciary, interview with Balaram KC (kp
15/01/2018), Struggle
for
reforms: The voice for reforms in judiciary that Dr
Govinda KC is raising would not be construed as
contempt of court in any liberal democracy, by
Baburam Bhattarai (rep 15/01/2018), Dr
Govinda KC vs CJ Gopal Parajuli, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 16/01/2018)
Judges'
appointment: Jurists seek change in JC structure to
ensure impartiality, fairness, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 14/01/2018)
SC
orders probe into CJ Parajuli’s papers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 11/01/2018), Lawyers
divided over whether CJ should quit (ht 12/01/2018),
Govinda
KC’s charges: Govinda KC’s disposition at the Supreme
Court on 8 January (nt 12/01/2018), NBA:
Dr KC’s row with CJ Parajuli has set bad precedent
(kp 13/01/2018), Principle
and Functioning of Judiciary, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
13/01/2018), I
don't need to display my credentials out in the road: CJ
(rep 13/01/2018), Dr
KC
ends 14th hunger strike: 'Another fast if Chief Justice
Parajuli does not resign’; On the controversy
sur-rounding the chief justice, both sides learnt to
have agreed not to take up the case sub judice in court,
by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 14/01/2018)
Judge
has no time for hearing Adhikari murder case, date fixed
15 times (ht 11/01/2018)
Writ
against govt implementation of CISP, CDP, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 10/01/2018)
Supreme
Court reinstates Dr Sharma as IoM dean (ht
08/01/2018), SC
ruling on IoM dean splits legal experts (kp
08/01/2018), Fasting
doc
held in contempt case: Detained at Singha Durbar Police
Circle; Due to be presented to the Supreme Court today
for statement, by Manish Gautam (kp 09/01/2018), Dr KC
arrested after SC summons on contempt charge (rep
09/01/2018), Dr
Govinda KC arrested for contempt of court, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/01/2018), Dr
KC:
Criticism of controversial judgments not contempt
of court: Public outrage against the Supreme Court’s
decision to arrest Dr KC has been overwhelming with
around 100 advocates signing to plead in his defence in
court, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/01/2018)
[see reply by Dr KC to SC
as published in the Kathmandu Post (10/01/2018)],
Dr
KC makes 11 allegations against CJ Parajuli (rep
10/01/2018), Contemptible
actions: Supreme Court acted harshly in ordering arrest
of Dr KC who was only exercising right to protest
(kp 10/01/2018), Leaders
express their solidarity (kp 10/01/2018), Leaders
support Dr KC while major parties keep mum (rep
10/01/2018), Thousands
stage protest against Dr KC’s arrest (ht 10/01/2018),
Hundreds
gather at Maitighar in a show of solidarity with Dr KC
(kp 10/012/2018), Social
networking sites flooded with messages of support
(ht 10/01/2018)
Women
lawyers unhappy over appointment of chief judges
(rep 08/01/2018)
SC
turns down petition seeking to allow surrogacy (ht
06/01/2018)
4
chief judges named amid ‘note of dissent' (kp
05/01/2018)
SC
dismisses petition against standards for lead-based
paint (kp 04/01/2017)
With
no legal savvy, local unit judicial panels ineffective,
by Devendra Basnet (rep 04/01/2018)
SC
directs not to remove 'squatters' from public land,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 02/01/2017)
SC
rejects Chaudhary’s plea to get MP certificate via power
of attorney (kp 25/12/2017), SC
tells MP Resham Chaudhary to face trial, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 25/12/2017)
CJ
Parajuli urges govt to strengthen judiciary (kp
25/12/2017)
Political
changes not to affect judicial functions: CJ (rep
19/12/2017)
SC
refuses Chaudhary’s writ petition (kp 16/12/2017)
Cop-turned-politician
Silwal
in the dock? Apex court orders action against those
involved in forging appraisal documents related to
former DIG; After resigning from police force, Silwal
joined the CPN-UML and went on to win a seat in
the House of Representatives (kp 15/12/2017) [The connections between politics and
crime can never be close enough! This cannot be called
rule of law!]
In
a first, district judges to come from open test (kp
15/12/2017)
Courts
may withhold jail terms of less than a year (ht
09/12/2017)
Special
Court
acquits 6 in Nalsing Gadh case: the CiAA in April had
filed a charge sheet accusing them of appointing sMeC to
prepare the dPR even though the company had quoted a
higher price than its competitors (kp 07/12/2017)
SC
hearings on HC judge appointments begin (rep
01/12/2017)
SC
to start bulk hearing from mid-January, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 25/11/2017)
Bomb
hoax terrifies people at Supreme Court (kp
22/11/2017)
Poll
deployment
hits Supreme Court’s works: As many as 40
under-secretaries responsible for drafting SC verdicts
deployed as election officers, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 19/11/2017)
Apex
court works extra hours to clear 20,888 pending cases
(kp 18/11/2017)
Separate
climate change law: Apex court issues show cause notice
to govt (kp 02/11/2017)
SC
orders govt to reinstate axed Sajha Prakashan chief
(kp 02/11/2017)
Scrapping
of national medical college affiliation: Don’t implement
Sept 6 decision, SC tells TU, by Manish Gautam (kp
02/11/2017) [???]
SC
orders
separate ballots for two polls: Asks EC to present
report on progress made since its earlier ruling; An
election commissioner says polls not possible on
November 26 if separate ballots were to be printed,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/10/2017)
SC
orders roads dept to leave Limbu sacred stones untouched
(rep 26/10/2017)
SC
stays Nepal Army's generator deal: A quasi-judicial
probe panel found that Nepal Army had unlawfully awarded
Kathmandu-based Muktinath Trade Concern a tender to
supply Eicher generators worth Rs 97.8 million, by
Roshan Sedhai (rep 19/10/2017)
Row
over justices appointment ends: SC drops writ petition
seeking order against selection of 11 justices (kp
16/10/2017)
Fate
of 80 high court judges uncertain (rep 12/10/2017)
IG
appointment
case finally put to rest: Supreme Court quashes DIG
Nawaraj Silwal’s writ; Says govt move of promoting Aryal
as IGP lawful, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 13/09/2017)
Names
of judges, judiciary officials sought from CJ (ht
11/09/2017), JC
to discuss appointment of judges (ht 13/09/2017), JC
recommends 3 names as SC justices (kp 14/09/2017)
Constitutional
bench formed (kp 02/09/2017)
‘Promotion
of corruption in court disturbing’ (kp 30/08/2017)
Relief
distribution: SC orders govt not to adopt one-door
policy (kp 19/08/2017)
Supreme
Court orders government to regulate sale, distribution
of acids, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/08/2017)
The
impeachment motion came to forestall verdict on Fewa
Lake, interview with Sushila Karki (rep) [!!]
Chief
justice unhappy at being dragged into controversy
(ht 09/08/2017)
Confusing
LG Judicial Committee, by Mukti Rijal (rn
03/08/2017)
Supreme
Court
adopts e-technology; off-duty justices can be assigned
cases (ht 30/07/2017)
Apex
court verdict deferred for 10th time (rep
28/07/2017) [This smells of
political undermining of jurisdiction!]
Maintain
status
quo, orders apex court: SC full bench to hear habeas
corpus writ that seeks Sharma’s release (kp
20/07/2017)
Pokhara
High
Court settled 77 per cent cases filed until a year ago
this fiscal (ht 15/07/2017)
Impeachment
in
Constitutional bench (kp 14/07/2017)
Petition
against
med college admission denial: Apex court postpones
hearing by five days (kp 05/07/2017)
CC
picks
Gopal Parajuli as new chief justice (kp 30/06/2017),
CJ
hearing
process begins (kp 03/07/2017), Few
complaints at hearings committee as public trust wanes,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/07/2017), PHSC
endorses
Parajuli as chief justice: To take oath of office from
President today, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/07/2017),
CJ
Parajuli
assumes office (kp 18/07/2017)
EC
submits
torn ballots to court: Hearing set for July 7 (kp
28/06/2017)
Sanctity
of
judiciary: Criticism should aim at strengthening the
judiciary through reform, not at weakening it, by
Barun Ghimire (kp 22/06/2017)
New
CJ appointment only after second phase poll (rep
20/06/2017)
SC
orders
quick compensation for victims of acid attack (ht
17/06/2017)
JC
recommends
six names for chief justice (ht 14/06/2017)
Apex
court
postpones hearing on Bharatpur ballot count row: Bench
of Justices Bishwombher Prasad Shrestha and Prakash Man
Singh Raut ‘find no time for the case’ (kp
12/06/2017) [??]
Petition
against
acting CJ scrapped (kp 09/06/2017)
Rivalry
in
high places: Discussing the politicisation of the
judiciary and judicialisation of politics in Nepal,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 09/06/2017)
Karki
impeachment
motion withdrawn (kp 07/06/2017)
Council
meeting
in limbo: Chief Justice Karki retires tomorrow but her
successor is yet to be named (kp 06/06/2017)
Writ
petition
against EC’s decision on Bharatpur vote row: Petitioners
demand annulment of the Election Commission’s decision
and a court order for the EC to resume counting of the
votes in the disputed ward (kp 05/06/2017)
Politics
of
syndicates: The chief justice has made damning
accusations against Dahal and Deuba (kp 05/06/2017)
Consumer
court
planned in each district (ht 05/06/2017)
Conflict-era
land transactions challanged at court, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 03/06/2017), CPN
(Maoist Center) validating war-era land transactions in
Rukum, by Devendra Basnet and Ganesh BK (rep
07/06/2017)
Hearing
on
IG appointment case put off until June 15 (kp
02/06/2017)
Petition
seeks
probe into Justice Parajuli’s birth date (ht
01/06/2017)
SC
stays
govt decision to add local units in Tarai districts
(kp 27/05/2017), SC
stays
addition of local levels in Tarai: Observes such changes
should be made one year before civic polls,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
27/05/2017) [Under this
consideration the whole local elections would be
invalid!!], Biratnagar,
Birgunj
declared metropolises again (kp 01/06/2017) [Simple
disregard of SC decisions once again!]
What
lies
ahead: The way the impeachment row unfolded can only
adversely impact the judiciary in the years to come,
by Barun Ghimire (kp 26/05/2017)
CJ
impeachment: Govt warns UN against interfering in its
exclusive jurisdiction, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
24/05/2017), Parties
not
to move impeachment motion (kp 29/05/2017), Impeachment
motion
against CJ withdrawn (kp 30/05/2017), Chilling
consequences:
Impeachment motion against CJ and its aftermath may have
damaging effects on the Nepali state (kp 01/06/2017)
SC
refuses
to issue interim order (ht 23/05/2017)
SC
orders citizenship through mother for Gurung sisters,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 23/05/2017)
IG
appointment
case: Hearing postponed again (kp 19/05/2017)
PM,
law
minister, AG skip SC function (kp 10/05/2017) [Still strange but significant!!]
CJ
Karki
not to adjudicate cases (ht 09/05/2017)
Irreparable
damage:
The impeachment motion seems politically motivated and
aimed at barring the CJ from carrying out her duty,
by Govinda Sharma Bandi (kp 09/05/2017), Baseless
impeachment
motion: Let this not be the day we remain silent about
things that matter, by Prakriti Yonzon (kp
09/05/2017), Impeachment
Motion
and Reinstatement Of Chief Justice, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 10/05/2017), Armageddon
Between
Executive And Judiciary, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/05/2017)
Supreme
Court
stays impeachment motion, reinstates CJ Karki, by
Keshav P. Koirala (ht 05/05/2017) [!!!],
CJ Karki
resumes her duties following stay order (rep
05/05/2017), Travesty
Of Judicial Independence, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
05/05/2017), Lady
Justice (nt 05/05/2017), Unimpeachable
evidence:
The coalition doesn’t want to impeach Sushila Karki,
just suspend her so she can’t hear high-profile
corruption cases, by Binita Dahal (nt 05/05/2017), Exit,
the
crusader: Sushila Karki is forced out of the Supreme
Court, not in disgrace but in a blaze of glory, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 05/05/2017), No
attack
on judiciary, govt tells UN body: The Foreign Ministry
confirms that it has replied to UN Special Rapporteur
through Nepal’s Permanent Mission to Geneva (kp
22/05/2017) [??!!]
NBA
seeks
silence on chief justice impeachment issue (kp
05/05/2017)
Impeachment
or
revenge? Elected legislative representatives must use
their power properly and for the good of the people,
by Shyam KC (kp 05/05/2017)
Contempt
of
court case against Kantipur daily (kp 04/05/2017), Hearing
begins
on contempt case against Kantipur (kp 05/05/2017)
Writ
filed at Supreme Court against CJ impeachment motion
(ht 04/05/2017)
IG
appointment
hearing postponed sine die (kp 03/05/2017)
Impeachment
motion
against CJ Karki: 249 MPs from Nepali Congress and CPN
(Maoist Centre) sign document; Legal eagles say move
slap on separation of powers, by Binod Ghimire (kp
01/05/2017) [An attack on
democracy and the end of separation of power??],
DPM
Nidhi
resigns (kp 01/05/2017), Uproar
against
decision (kp 01/05/2017), Nepal:
Parliament
should reject motion to impeach Chief Justice (ICJ
02/05/2017), ICJ
decries impeachment motion, suspects motive (rep
03/05/2017)
IG
appointment
row: DIG Silwal detained at police HQ, freed (kp
25/04/2017), Supreme
Court
orders Nepal Police not to probe DIG Silwal (kp
26/04/2017), Silwal
forged
performance report, forensic report says (kp
29/04/2017), DIG
Silwal submitted doctored document to SC: Forensic
report, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 29/04/2017), DIG
Silwal
leaves hospital (kp 01/05/2017)
Lauda
case sent to SC full bench (rep 20/04/2017)
3
ex-NA officials convicted of killing Maina Sunuwar:
Kavre court passes landmark verdict on a case that had
been dragging on for 13 years; Sentences former soldiers
in absentia to 20 years in jail for the murder of
teenage girl, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 18/04/2017)
[The verdict remains symbolic as
long as they are not arrested and serve their
sentences!!]
Judging
the
judges: Political affiliation is still a major criterion
for judge appointments and it badly affects justice
delivery, by Sudeshna Thapa (rep 17/04/2017)
Contempt
of
court case filed against BK Dhungel (ht 13/04/2017),
Arrest
Order Against Dhungel: A Blow To Prachanda, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 16/04/2017), Mohan
Baidya
flays Supreme Court order to jail Bal Krishna Dhungel
(ht 16/04/2017)
Verdict
implementation:
Provisions in penal code bill to curb delays, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 13/04/2017)
DIG
Silwal
moves court, again (kp 12/04/2017), SC
asks
govt to furnish clarification (kp 13/04/2017)
‘Judiciary
should
be overseen by legislature’ (kp 09/04/2017) [NC
General Secretary demands removal of separation of
powers!!!]
SC
stays probe into multi-billion rupee drug scam (rep
05/04/2017) [???]
NC
Objection To SC Verdict: Mocks Independence Of Judiciary,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 02/04/2017), Contempt
case
registered against NC president (kp 03/04/2017), SC
issues
show-cause notice to NC, Deuba (kp 07/04/2017)
Conflict
victims
allowed to move SC against TRC Chairman Gurung: Apex
court quashes registrar's refusal order (ht
25/03/2017)
SC
orders
formation of constitutional bench (ht 24/03/2017), SC orders
CJ to designate judges for Constitutional Bench (rep
24/03/2017)
Hearing
in
IG case over, final verdict likely today (kp
21/03/2017), SC
quashes
govt decision to promote Chand as IG: Raps it on the
knuckles for failing to pay heed to merit, seniority
during appointment; Paves way for DIG Nawaraj Silwal,
the top contender, to become the Nepal Police chief,
by Manish Gautam (kp 22/03/2017)
Consumer
courts
to be set up in each district (kp 15/03/2017)
Nepal
courts
vulnerable to threats, bribery, says US report (ht
05/03/2017)
SC
stay
on police chief appointment continues (kp
02/03/2017), SC
gives continuity to its stay order in IGP case, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 02/03/2017)
No
more
interference: An improved system to ensure fair and
inclusive appointment of judges is required, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 28/02/2017)
High
Court
judge to lead transitional justice court: Two members
will be appointed from among the legal professionals
quali-fied to become the High Court judge, by Dewan
Rai (kp 15/02/2017)
300
law
practitioners from 8 districts resign (kp
10/02/2017)
Judicial
Council
bids for one-tier Special Court: Conflict victims can
appeal in the Supreme Court, by Dewan Rai (kp
30/01/2017)
SC
orders not to register cases against judges for judicial
orders (rep 30/01/2017)
Running
out
of patience: Unresolved medical malpractice claims have
been piling up due to lack of judges, by Kahar Singh
Khadka (kp 22/01/2017)
SC
denies
stay order on govt-Dr KC pact (kp 16/01/2017)
Judges
for
High Courts: JC recommendation courts controversy;
Criticised for preferring nepotism and favouritism over
competence (kp 14/01/2017), 80
judges
picked for seven High Courts (ht 14/01/2017), JC's
midnight recommendations for high court judges
criticized: Member Sitaula boycotts meeting, NBA demands
for review, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 14/01/2017), Judges
for
high courts: Govt lawyers object to JC recommendations,
by Dewan Rai (kp 17/01/2017), HC
judges:
Memorandum submitted to Chief Justice (kp
18/01/2017), SC
moved (kp 18/01/2017), Nomination
of
High Court judges: Judicial Council’s decision
challenged at SC (ht 19/01/2017), Judicial
Council
gets show cause notice (kp 20/01/2017), Separating
powers:
Judicial Council nominations of judges are always
controversial, this year was no different, by Binita
Dahal (nt 20/01/2017), Govt
attorneys
boycott hearings to protest appointment of judges,
by Dewan Rai (kp 23/01/2017), Govt
attorneys’
protest hits hearings: The Government Lawyer Society
vows to continue boycotting the bench until their
concerns are addressed (kp 24/01/2017), Government
attorneys
put off protest (ht 26/01/2017), NBA
announces
protest programmes (ht 29/01/2017), NBA
to protest against judges appointments (rep
30/01/2017), NBA
ends
protest after deal with SC (ht 02/02/2017), Lawyers
end
boycott of court proceedings: Sign seven-point deal with
Nepal Bar Assiciation (ht 12/02/2017)
Three
Main
Verdicts Of Supreme Court Of Nepal, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 12/01/2017)
JC
fails
to pick judges for High Courts, set to meet tomorrow
again: Sources say the Judicial Council is struggling to
pick High Court judges largely due to disagreement among
major political parties, as they are making their
bids to get ‘their people’ appointed (kp
11/01/2017)
Court
disqualifies
Karki as CIAA chief, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2017)
SC:
Property
Claimed by ex-princess belongs to govt (kp
06/01/2017), Land
claimed as Prerana dowry belongs to Nepal Trust: SC,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 06/01/2017)
Hearing
on
Karki case to continue today (kp 06/01/2017), SC
continues final hearings on Karki case (rep
07/01/2017)
SC
upholds
NEA board reshuffle (kp 04/01/2017)
Supreme
Court
asks police again to arrest Dhungel, by Dewan Rai
(kp 26/12/2016)
Bar
seeks
deferral of today’s SC hearings: Apex court is scheduled
to hear Lokman Singh Karki’s case (kp 22/12/2016), SC
starts
hearing on Karki case: Arguments on his qualification,
high moral character presented; Lawyers from the
defendant’s side set to argue today (kp 23/12/2016),
Black
soot
smeared on suspended CIAA chief’s face, two held: The
Chand-led CPN-Maoist says the move was preplanned
(kp 23/12/2016), Karki
claims
accusations against him are baseless (ht
23/12/2016), Supreme
Court
begins hearing on Karki appointment debate (ht
23/12/2016), Karki
appointed after removing constitutional hurdle: Joint
AG; Was not eligible for CIAA chief: Petitioner's
lawyers, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 23/12/2016), Court
sets
next hearing on Karki cases for Jan 5 (kp
24/12/2016)
Petitions
against
amendment bill on SC cause list (ht 21/12/2016)
CJ
calls
for swift justice to women (kp 18/12/2016)
SC
again orders govt to end public transport syndicates,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 16/12/2016)
Justice
delivery
difficult under political duress: Chief Justice (ht
13/12/2016)
Impeachment
plaint
dropped against SC justice: Parliament committee says
not sufficient facts and proofs to pursue the
impeachment complaint (kp 07/12/2016), IRC
quashes
SC justice impeachment complaint (ht 07/12/2016)
JC
urged
to appoint judges as per statute (kp 05/12/2016)
Apex
court
reschedules Karki hearing for Dec 22 (kp 02/12/2016)
“A
woman
is as capable as a man”, interview with Chief
Justice Sushila Karki (nt 25/11/2016)
‘PR
should
not be sole basis for hiring judges’, by Abadhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 19/11/2016), Inclusion
doesn't
mean including unqualified: CJ Karki, by Jitendra
Kumar Jha (rep 19/11/2016)
Writ
filed
at SC against 4 CIAA commissioners: The petitioner has
claimed Deep Basnyat, Nabin Kumar Ghimire, Ganesh Raj
Joshi and Sabitri Thapa Gurung do not possess the
required qualification for holding the posts (kp
17/11/2016)
‘Public
funding
of parties necessary to check poll anomalies’ (ht
08/11/2016) [??]
Contempt
of
court case filed against Karki (kp 04/11/2016), Karki
ignores
apex court summons: Fails to show up at Supreme Court
within 15 days of notice delivery (kp 05/11/2016), Karki
preparing to challenge impeachment motion (rep
07/11/2016), SC
set
to hear all cases against Karki on Dec 1, by Dewan
Rai (kp 11/11/2016), Lokman’s
aide
claims innocence, by Dewan Rai (kp 15/11/2016), Karki
appears
in SC, submits clarification: Claims charge against him
‘derived from the petitioner’s ill-intention’, by
Dewan Rai (kp 16/11/2016), Karki
defends
contempt of court charges, by Arjun Poudel (ht
16/11/2016)
SC
should
rethink criteria for ‘senior advocate’ title (ht
29/10/2016)
SC
team
returns without pasting court summons on Karki’s house
(kp 06/10/2016), SC
unable to serve notice on CIAA chief Karki (rep
06/10/2016), Notice
to
CIAA chief: Court attempt to serve summons fails again;
SC official tasked with delivering letter suddenly ‘goes
out of contact'; As per the rule, Karki has to present
himself before thecourt within 15 days from the date of
receiving the notice, by Dewan Rai (kp 07/10/2016),
Staffer
with SC notice for CIAA chief goes out of contact
(rep 07/10/2016)
NEA
chief
appointment: SC issues show cause to govt, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 22/09/2016)
Apex
court
dangles the sword of Damocles over CIAA chief Karki: To
review his appointment; Censures govt for ‘losing’
documents, by Dewan Rai (kp 17/09/2016), SC to review
verdict on CIAA Chief Karki's appointment, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 17/09/2016), Minutes
of
Karki’s appointment safe, by Anil Giri (kp
19/09/2016), Seven
justices
can’t hear case (kp 19/09/2016), SC
shoots
another letter to PMO over Karki’s appointment (kp
22/09/2016), PMO
sends
Karki appointment minutes to SC (kp 24/09/2016)
Checking
and
Balancing: When the executive and legislature are not
functioning at optimum, it is up to the judiciary to act,
by Binita Dahal (nt 16/09/2016)
Govt
designates all 7 high courts: Biratnagar, Janakpur,
Patan, Pokhara, Tulasipur, Birendranagar and Dipayal
chosen, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 15/09/2016), Going
federal:
All the High Courts must maintain uniformity in
delivering timely justice, and the judicial council has
to keep a vigil on anomalies in the federal justice
system (ht 16/09/2016), High
Courts
get their chief judges (kp 19/09/2016)
Penner
deportation
case: Supreme Court defers hearing (kp 13/09/2016)
Recipe
for
failure: The proposed local jurisdictions are too large
and they have too many responsibilities, by Bigyan
Prasai (kp 13/09/29016)
Three
Bills
for judicial restructuring endorsed (kp 12/09/2016),
Way paved
for 7 high courts, by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/09/2016)
Complaint
filed
to impeach Justice Anand Monan Bhattarai (ht
08/09/2016)
Decks
cleared
to set up High Courts, finally: Bills seeking to
transform Appellate Courts into High Courts likely to be
tabled and endorsed by House on Monday, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/09/2016)
SC
allows
Nepal Trust to file review petition (ht 03/09/2016)
Parties
bicker
over appointment of High Court judges: Oppn objects to
ruling alliance’s idea of ‘proportional inclusion’ (kp
02/09/2016)
Work
on Special Court for conflict-era cases starts, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 31/08/2016)
High
Courts
to replace Appellate Courts soon (kp 20/08/2016)
Four
ambassadorial
nominees file case at SC (ht 16/08/2016), Apex
court’s
show cause to govt (kp 18/08/2016), Decision
to
withdraw names of ambassadorial nominees stayed (ht
18/08/2016)
Rajbiraj
appellate
court settles 1,630 cases (ht 18/08/2016)
SC
issues
interim order in Dixit case (ht 15/08/2016)
Of
female
justices: Three female justices taking up
responsibilities put our position on a par with the most
advanced democratic countries, by Abhi Subedi (kp
07/08/2016)
SC
asks
CIAA to stop action against doctors: A single bench
rules that taking action against doctors is beyond
CIAA’s constitutional jurisdiction, by Manish Gautam
(kp 06/08/2016), SC
stays
TU’s action against seven docs (ht 06/08/2016)
Court
order
against animal slaughter (kp 05/08/2016)
LRO
attaches
land above ceiling owned by Dixit family (ht
04/08/2016), LRO
disregards SC order not to seize Dixit’s land (rep
04/08/2016), Dixit objects to LRO
move
before court hearing (kp 05/08/2016)
In
a
first, apex court to have 3 female justices:
Representation in top state bodies cheered, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 01/08/2016), PHSC
confirms 11 justice nominees (rep 01/08/2016), 11
Supreme
Court justices appointed (ht 02/08/2016)
‘Non-custodial
mother
also has to provide child support’ (ht 24/07/2016)
Lack
of
legal professionals hits justice delivery (ht
18/07/2016)
Apex
court
issues show cause notice against govt, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 14/07/2016)
CJ
defends
Pradhan’s recommendation (ht 12/07/2016)
Karki
endorsed
as first female chief justice, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
11/07/2016), Chief
justice
takes charge (kp 12/07/2016)
District
judge
selection process to be changed: 40 pc to be appointed
through open competition (kp 16/06/2016)
Bill
to
continue secrecy for judges' property disclosure, by
Nabin Khatiwada and Ashok Dahal (rep 15/06/2016)
Justice
appointments
stall, number of pending cases tops 22,000, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 09/06/2016)
7
Appellate courts to be converted into high courts: Nine
to be converted into high court benches, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 06/06/2016)
Petition
challenges
petition against JC recommendations (rep 06/06/2016)
Supreme
Court
summons Dahal (ht 25/05/2016)
Rethinking
law:
The bureaucratic process of justice delivery is rather
cumbersome as one is made to run from pillar to post,
by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 17/05/2016)
Meritorious,
not
inclusive: The argument that a former member of one
branch of the state is automatically disqualified from
serving another branch is faulty, by Sheri
Meyerhoffer and Adil Ali Khan (rep 10/05/2016)
‘Harbour
no
prejudice against judiciary’ (ht 09/05/2016)
Karki
picked
Chief Justice once again (kp 03/05/2016)
Murder
convicts'
property: Lawyers divided on the issue of confiscation
(ht 17/04/2016)
Karki
picked
for chief justice job (kp 11/04/2016), Chief
Justice
Kalyan Shrestha retiring today (ht 12/04/2016), JC
structure
flawed, says CJ Shrestha (ht 13/04/2016), Madam
Chief
Justice: Unlike the President and the Speaker of
Parliament, Chief Justice Sushila Karki is not a
political appointee, by Binita Dahal (nt 15/04/2016)
KC
elected
Bar Association president: The democratic panel wins
two-third seats in the 25-strong central working
committee (kp 09/04/2016) [NBA
as well completely under control of political parties!!],
KC
new NBA president (ht 09/04/2016)
NC
warns
govt over ordinance to rejig judiciary: Deuba calls PM
to warn against bypassing Parliament, by Anil Giri
(kp 01/04/2016)
Legal
experts
seek structural reforms in Judicial Council (ht
27/03/2016)
JC’s
decision
to nominate SC justices upheld (ht 21/03/2016), CC
fails
to recommend name for new CJ (kp 30/03/2016)
SC
quashes
2 petitions related to war-era cases: Paves way to
arrest Maoist cadres accused of murder; the move allows
district court to proceed with its arrest warrant, probe
and prosecution as per criminal justice process, by
Dewan Rai (kp 16/03/2016)
JC
picks
Karki as first female chief justice: Nominee will take
charge when President appoints her after CC approval,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/03/2016)
Appointment
of
SC justices: Parliament Sectt refuses to act on JC
advice; The parliamentary hearing could not be
conducted, as new Parliamentary Regulations have not
been enacted (kp 07/03/2016),
Lawyers
differ
on Speaker’s power to send letter to JC for review
(ht 08/03/2016), Speaker
sending
back recommendations dismays JC, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep 08/02/2016), SC
justice
appointment: Speaker’s decision on nominees sparks
uproar; Some legal experts have questioned the Speaker’s
move, saying it is likely to spark dispute between
Parliament and judiciary, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
09/03/2016), Tussle
between
UML, UCPN-M fuels conflict between judiciary,
legislature, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 11/03/2016), 2
petitions filed for and against Speaker’s move, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 12/03/2016), Judiciary-legislature
blame
game: UCPN (M) says ball in prime minister’s court
(kp 13/03/2016) [What about independence of judiciary? The
political parties are only a part, not the owners of the
state!],
Parliament
regulations
to be finalised ‘within a week’ (kp 14/03/2016), Professional
inclusiveness
is as necessary as ethnic inclusiveness, interview
with Bipin Adhikari (kp 14/03/2016), Speaker
defends
sending back justice names: Says she’s ready to take
hearing ahead if nominations are sent again, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 15/03/2016), SC
issues
interim order to conduct hearings for justices, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 15/03/2016), Justice
names
sent back to parliament (kp 16/03/2016), JC
re-sends
list of SC justices for hearing in Parliament (ht
16/03/2016), Hearings
for
11 new justices unlikely soon (rep 17/03/2016)
Judicial
match-fixing:
By giving in to political pressure Chief Justice Kalyan
Shrestha has failed to uphold the integrity of the
Judiciary, by Binita Dahal (nt 04/03/2016)
Appointment
of
SC justices: Rift in JC over names, seniority list
(kp 27/02/2016), Hearings
delay
hampers justice appointment, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
29/02/2016), Appointment
SC
justices: Legislative hurdle set to cause delays (kp
03/03/2016)
Case
disposal
rate at apex court drops (ht 06/02/2016)
Apex
court
tells govt to formulate laws to protect rape victims
(ht 05/02/2016), Ruling
for
law to protect rape survivors hailed (kp 06/02/2016)
Only
seven
cases settled thru reconciliation (ht 27/01/2016)
SC
tells
govt to compensate wrongly convicted, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 22/01/2016)
SC
mulling
to limit lawyers’ pleading time (ht 21/01/2016)
Judiciary
needs
justice: Keeping Supreme Court partially functional
serves no one (kp 19/01/2016)
Karki
becomes
first woman JC member: Set to take the Supreme Court
helm as female chief justice (kp 06/01/2016),
Breaking
barriers:
Women are under-represented in judiciary despite Karki’s
appointment (kp 08/01/2016)
SC
quashes
govt review petition, by Manish Gautam (kp
29/12/2015)
SC
quashes
writ against 16-point pact (kp 16/12/2015) [??
Justice bows to politics!]
Constitution
bench
formed (kp 09/12/2015)
Online
policing:
SC serves govt show cause (kp 23/11/2015)
Mediation
in
Nepal: Its cost-benefit effectiveness, by Mukti
Rijal (ht 27/10/2015)
SC
quashes
Bhattarai govt’s decision on ‘classified’ documents
(ht 11/09/2015)
Tarai
district
court judges return to Kathmandu: To remain in the
capital till ‘normalcy returns’ to the districts, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/09/2015)
SC
puts
ban on visual pollution (kp 03/09/2015)
Supreme
Court
issues interim order against paid surrogacy (ht
27/08/2015)
UCPN-M
slams
JC decision (ht 09/08/2015)
Ensure
access
to justice: CJ (ht 20/07/2015)
CJ
Shrestha
revokes Shah's transfer of judges on deputation, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 17/07/2015)
Prisoners
can’t
retain lawyers to appeal cases, by Prakash
Adhikari(kp 14/07/2015)
Constitutional
Court: Vital To Tackle New Challenges, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 09/07/2015)
Chief
Justice
Shah retires, Shrestha’s oath today (ht 08/07/2015),
Shrestha
sworn
in as chief justice (kp 09/07/2015),
New
CJ
warns against politics in judiciary (ht 09/07/2015),
Enter:
Chief
Justice Shrestha; Kalyan Shrestha has the challenging
task of restoring the integrity of a tarnished Supreme
Court, and protecting the separation of powers, by
Binita Dahal (nt 10/07/2015)
Judge
the
judges: The new constitution should firmly establish the
notions of judicial accountability and independence,
by Govinda Sharma 'Bandi' (kp 02/07/2015)
House
panel
approves Shrestha as new CJ (kp 30/06/2015), PHSC
endorses Justice Shrestha as next CJ: ‘Criticism of recent
interim order against 16-point pact invalid’, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 30/06/2015)
Transfer
of
judges at 11th hour by outgoing CJ 'against tradition'
(rep 23/06/2015)
Supreme
Court
stays 16-pt deal enforcement (kp 20/06/2015),
Apex
court
stays implementation of 16-point pact, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 20/06/2015),
Supreme
Court
stays 16-point agreement, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
20/06/2015), 4
parties: Ruling infringes upon CA’s jurisdiction: Govt
to file petition against order (kp
20/06/2015) [No,
it only prevents the continued misuse of the interim
constitution! There is only one consequence: Those who
were part of the 16-point agreement should leave
politics once and for all!!], Four
parties
defend 16-point agreement (ht
20/06/2015), Big
4
challenge SC order, vow to expedite statute drafting,
by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep
20/06/2015) [In other words: They
not only disregard the interim constitution but also the
decision of the SC??], Contempt
of
court case against prime minister, CA chairman (ht
25/06/2015)
SC
dead
against any House panel to monitor justices (rep
18/06/2015)
SC
refuses
to register writ against 16-pt deal: Petitioner says he
will move the court again to challenge the refusal
tomorrow (ht 13/06/2015) [The
SC has to decide if the procedure of the leaders of the
political parties violates the interim constitution! How
can the apex court simply reject this writ?], 16-point
deal
challenged in Supreme Court (kp 17/06/2015), SC
accepts
writ against 16-point agreement (ht 17/06/2015) [Wow! Mind changed?], SC
takes
up writ petition on 16-point deal, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 17/06/2015)
Shrestha
recommended
as next CJ (kp 10/06/2015), CC
recommends
Kalyan Shrestha as new CJ, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
10/06/2015)
Bar
concerned
as 27 judges Retire today (kp 09/06/2015)
SC
quashes
its order on judicial review registration (ht
25/05/2015)
Nomination
of
26 CA members is govt’s business: SC, by Durga Dulal
(rep) [Yes, but it would have been
the business of the govt that was in office before the
complete CA elected a new government! Besides, Sushil
Koirala did not follow the letter of the Interim
Constitution!! What kind of political decision is this??]
Bar
vs
Bench: Enough accusations of corruption in the
judiciary, time to start investigating them, by
Binita Dahal (nt 17/04/2015)
Supreme
Court
upholds govt decision (kp 13/04/2015)
JC
panel
to probe verdicts (kp 07/04/2015)
Now’s
the
time: There is a need to build confidence between the
bar and the bench, for instance through fair nominations
for vacant Supreme Court positions, by Krishna Man
Pradhan (rep 06/04/2015)
Transitional
justice:
Maoists want SC verdict corrected (kp 02/04/2015) [?????]
Judge
them
well: The Judicial Council must balance seniority,
experience, and capability while nominating judges,
by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp 01/04/2015)
Apex
court
seeks evidence of corruption from NBA (ht
28/03/2015), Supreme
Court
urges NBA to clarify corruption claim (rep
28/03/2015), SC
seeks
evidence of graft from NBA (ht 30/03/2015), Bar
defends
its claim on corruption in judiciary (kp
03/04/2015), NBA
sends
rejoinder to CJ Shah (ht 03/04/2015)
Kangaroo
courts:
District offices are misusing their quasi-judicial
powers and flouting directives from the country’s courts,
by Prakash A. Raj (kp 26/02/2015)
Courts
adopt
modern technology (ht 24/02/2015)
Study
panel
yet to submit report for fast track court (kp
19/02/2015)
NBA
struggles
to pick names for JC position (kp 18/02/2015)
Court:
Reinstate
Dr Bhandari as VC (kp 16/02/2015)
Over
62
percent pending judgments enforced: SC (kp
14/02/2015)
Verdict
on
TRC cases on Feb 26 (kp 13/02/2015)
SC:
Ensure
independence of judiciary in new statute (kp
13/02/2015)
Nationality
card
through mother: Apex court verdict helps siblings get
citizenship (kp 26/01/2015)
Hearing
of
transitional justice writ postponed: Conflict victims
say they are losing hope of the case being heard as it
is being postponed intentionally (kp 24/01/2015)
CJ’s
initiative
expediting justice: SC (ht 19/01/2015)
Race
heats
up for JC post (kp 15/01/2015)
Court
frees
man wrongly jailed for two weeks, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 14/01/2015)
Evening
court
gives service seekers respite (kp 13/01/2015)
Lalitpur
dist
court protects witnesses, by Weena Pun (kp
12/01/2015)
JC
clarifies
its move on justice appt (kp 02/01/2015), JC
notice
is against statute, reiterates NBA (kp 07/01/2015), Chief
Justice
says Judicial Council won’t ignore NBA (ht
07/01/2015), Neupane
quits
JC over Bar letter (kp 08/01/2015), JC
asks
NBA to fill Neupane’s vacancy (kp 09/01/2015) |