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.

Nepal’s judiciary has often courted controversy, despite it having its own glorious past. In recent years, the Supreme Court has been criticised for becoming a hotbed of corruption —even an internal report prepared by one of its justices says so—and a recruitment centre for political parties. Appointments of justices under political quota have become a norm.