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President Paudel Appoints Four Judges to Supreme Court
President Ram Chandra Paudel has appointed four judges to the Supreme Court. The appointments were made on Friday following recommendations from the Judicial Council and approval by the Parliament...
4 Justices appointed to Supreme Court
Kathmandu, November 13 Four justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court. President Ramchandra Paudel appointed the justices on Friday on the recommendation of the Judicial Council. Those a...
Parliamentary Hearing Concludes for Proposed Supreme Court Justice Gokarna Dangi Amidst Scrutiny
Kathmandu. The parliamentary hearing for Gokarna Dangi, a high court judge recommended by the Judicial Council for the position of Supreme Court Justice, has been completed. In the hearing held at ...
A Test of Judicial Transparency
A controversy has emerged over the recommendation of candidates for four vacant positions of Supreme Court justice, with allegations that seniority and the established order of precedence were disr...
Supreme Court nominations trigger backlash over seniority, inclusivity
Two council members dissent as four judges are recommended for the Supreme Court, with critics questioning seniority, transparency, inclusivity and the failure to fill all five vacancies. The Judi...
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Judicial Council recommends four judges for apex court
Kathmandu, Oct 6: A meeting of the Judicial Council held on Tuesday recommended four judges of high courts for their appointment at the Supreme Court. Judges recommended for the appointment at SC ...
Judges behind court orders favouring Rabi Lamichhane rewarded with key positions
Kathmandu, November 2 Several judges who issued orders granting relief to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane in cases related to cooperative fraud, money laundering and organised...
Chief Justice Manoj Kumar KC Calls Judicial Council Meeting
Chief Justice Manoj Kumar KC has called a meeting of the Judicial Council. According to information provided by a member of the council, the council meeting has been called for tomorrow, Tuesday, ...
A Test of Judicial Transparency
A controversy has emerged over the recommendation of candidates for four vacant positions of Supreme Court justice, with allegations that seniority and the established order of precedence were disr...
Four judges recommended for Nepal’s Supreme Court
The Judicial Council has recommended three High Court judges and the chief judge of the Pokhara High Court to fill vacancies on the top court. The Judicial Council on Tuesday recommended four judg...
National Assembly to meet today
Kathmandu, Sept 18: The National Assembly is scheduled to meet today at 1:15 pm. During the meeting, Prime Minister Balendra Shah is scheduled to table the annual reports of the Judicial Council a...
Complaints sought against four judges proposed for Supreme Court
Complaints have been sought against the four judges proposed for the Supreme Court. At its meeting on October 6, the Judicial Council recommended four High Court judges for appointment as Supreme ...
Nepal Bar Association Raises Concerns Over Judicial Council Actions
Kathmandu. The Nepal Bar Association has expressed serious concern over questions raised about judicial governance regarding some of the activities of the Judicial Council. In a statement issued b...
Judicial Council recommends four high court judges for SC justices
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The Judicial Council has recommended four judges of the High Courts for appointment to the Supreme Court.
Judicial Council starts high court appointments, leaves Supreme Court vacancies unresolved
The council's decision to fill lower court vacancies before addressing the top court’s mounting backlog has drawn criticism from judges and the Nepal Bar Association. The Judicial Council has begu...
Registrar Pokharel recommended for High Court judgeship
Kathmandu, September 15 The Judicial Council has recommended Bhadrakali Pokharel, Registrar of the Supreme Court, for appointment as a judge of the High Court. The recommendation was made at the ...
Judicial Council Recommends Transfer of 18 Judges
Kathmandu. The Judicial Council meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma has recommended the transfer of three judges of the high court and fifteen judges of the district court. The...
Judicial Council recommends Basudev Acharya as Special Court chair
KATHMANDU, July 16: The Judicial Council has recommended Tulsipur High Court Judge Basudev Acharya for appointment as chairperson of the Special Court.
Three appointed high court judges
The Judicial Council has appointed Supreme Court Registrar Bhadrakali Pokharel, District Judge Himlal Belbase and Gajendra Bahadur Singh as high court judges, while also approving judicial transfer...
Three Judges Recommended for High Court, Two for Supreme Court Registrar
Kathmandu. The Judicial Council and the Judicial Service Commission held a meeting on Tuesday morning and recommended three judges for the High Court. Among those recommended for the High Court is...
Judicial Council to bar lawyers from direct appointment as Supreme Court justices
With four apex court vacancies and 25,000 pending cases, the council is under pressure to fill the top court’s bench while rethinking its appointment practice. The Judicial Council is preparing to...
Supreme Court Judge Appointments Prioritize Career Judges Amidst Controversy
Kathmandu. Preparations are underway to give first priority to 'career judges' (judges from the judicial service) in the appointment of vacant judges in the Supreme Court. The Judicial Council is p...
Judicial Council Recommends Transfer of 207 Judges, Appoints Special Court Chairs
Kathmandu. The Judicial Council has recommended the transfer of 50 judges of the High Court and 157 judges of the District Court. The council's meeting held on Thursday decided to recommend to the ...