How Nepal CJ Cholendra Shamsher Rana undermined judicial independence over the years

On April 15, 2021, Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana formed a bench consisting of justices Tej Bahadur KC, Sushmalata Mathema and Hari Phuyal to review the court’s decision on the fake VAT bill case that had a few errors.

According to a source at the Supreme Court , Rana had told KC that it would be better if the case was revised. But, KC denies these allegations. That day, the justices did not make any verdict as they asked for further documents. Two months later, the case was put under review as per CJ Rana’s wishes as a bench of KC, Bam Kumar Shrestha and Manoj Kumar Sharma gave the verdict.