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.

The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday was supposed to start the final hearing on the writ petitions challenging the appointments made in around a dozen constitutional commissions. These appointments were made by amending the Constitutional Council Act through an ordinance in 2020.