Court asks Centre not to encroach on provinces’ rights during lawmaking

Says Kathmandu must recognise that Nepal’s federalism hinges on cooperation, coexistence, and coordination.

In one of the first verdicts issued to resolve the long-pending row over jurisdictions between different tiers of government, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government must uphold the principle that Nepal’s federalism is based on cooperation, coexistence, and coordination before enacting any federal laws.